New Delhi: The Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) announced that the 2023 Champions League final will be played in Istanbul.
The Krestovsky Stadium in St Petersburg was scheduled to stage the 2021 final.
However, due to the postponement and reallocation of the 2020 final to Lisbon because of the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe, the final hosts were pushed back by a year, with St Petersburg now hosting the 2022 final.
Last season’s final between Chelsea and Manchester City was again due to be held at the Ataturk Olympic Stadium, but the UK government’s decision to put Turkey on its travel red list prompted UEFA to move it to Porto.
Munich, originally scheduled to be the venue for the 2023 final, will now host the match in 2025 while London’s Wembley Stadium will retain the rights for the 2024 final.
Bilbao and Dublin, who were unable to stage matches at this year’s European Championship, agreed to a settlement with the UEFA executive committee and will host the Europa League final in 2024 and 2025 respectively.
Bilbao will also host the women’s Champions League final in 2024.