The 2022 Champions League final will be played in Paris after Russia was stripped of the match following the nation’s invasion of Ukraine.
The final of Europe’s most prestigious club competition was due to be played in St Petersburg on May 28.
Following a meeting on Friday, Uefa confirmed the match would not be held at the Gazprom Arena.
Instead, the European football governing body has decided it will be staged at the Stade de France in Paris.
Uefa expressed “thanks and appreciation” to French President Emmanuel Macron for “his personal support and commitment to having European club football’s most prestigious game moved to France at a time of unparalleled crisis”.
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It added: “Together with the French government, Uefa will fully support multi-stakeholder efforts to ensure the provision of rescue for football players and their families in Ukraine who face dire human suffering, destruction, and displacement.”
At Friday’s meeting, Uefa also ordered Russian and Ukrainian clubs and national teams to play their home matches away from the region.
Source: BBC
