Ukraine-Russia, skip the Champions final in St. Petersburg
L’Uefa with the emergency meeting of Executive committee called has moved the final of Champions League foreseen in Russiaa St.Pietroburgo (where the stadium also bears the name of the state energy giant: Gazprom Arena), after the invasion of Putin all’Ukraine. The leading European football organization has had to move quickly to find another city in view of the challenge scheduled for Saturday 28 May which will award the cup now held by the Chelsea.
Champions, final from St. Petersburg to San Siro? No match in Milan. It will be played in Paris
There was certainly one of the cities that could legitimately dream of hosting the Champions League final Milanowhich has already hosted in October the Nations League finals and the Champions League final in 2016. The Italian fans therefore dreamed of a magical night at San Siro (although there certainly wouldn’t have been the Milan protagonist andInter is one step away from elimination after the 0-2 at home against Liverpool in the first leg of the round of 16), but in the end UEFA chose the Stade de France Of Paris (There was also talk of London competing in the last few hours, but the French capital had the upper hand). In 2021 Chelsea e Manchester City they challenged each other to Port and not to Istanbul due to restrictions related to Covid-19. “The UEFA Executive Committee has decided to transfer the 2021/22 men’s Champions League final from St. Petersburg to the Stade de France in Saint-Denis. The match will be played as originally planned on Saturday 28 May at 9 pm UEFAexplains the note, “would like to express his thanks and appreciation to President of the French Republic Emmanuel Macron for his personal support and commitment to moving the most prestigious match in European club football to France at an unprecedented time of crisis. Together with the French government, UEFA will fully support stakeholder efforts to ensure support for footballers and their families in Ukraine, who face terrible human suffering, destruction and displacement. “
UEFA has also decided that it is the Ukrainian soccer teamsand that those Russian involved in the Champions League and other continental competitions will have to play the remaining matches in neutral field in light of the situation brought about by Russia’s aggression against Ukraine
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