The Champions League final between Chelsea and Manchester City will be held in Porto at the Estádio do Dragão on May 29th, UEFA announced.
European football’s top governing body had been forced into the change last week, after the UK government placed Turkey – the location for the originally scheduled Champions League final – on their ‘red list’ for travel.
The decision from the Government meant that nothing but essential travel was permitted – ending the possibility of fans attending the Champions League Final at the Ataturk Olympic Stadium in Istanbul.
An offer had been made by the Government to host the game at Wembley, however disagreements over quarantine exemption rules for VIPs and up to 1,000 additional personnel from Europe meant the opportunity to host the game in England was ruled out.
That has lead us to Portugal, where UEFA have now confirmed that the game will be held at the Estádio do Dragão on May 29th, with 6,000 tickets being allocated to each of Manchester City and Chelsea.
UEFA have also confirmed that fans will be able to buy tickets for the Champions League final through the clubs in the ‘usual way’, with tickets going on sale as soon as possible from today, with a general sale starting on May 24th.
Speaking on the decision, UEFA president Aleksander Čeferin said, “After the year that fans have endured, it is not right that they don’t have the chance to watch their teams in the biggest game of the season.”
