The European Football Confederation, UEFA, “firmly condemns the Russian military invasion” in Ukraine, announced this Thursday, on the eve of an extraordinary meeting of its executive committee in which the change of venue for the Champions League final could be decided. , scheduled for May 28 in Saint Petersburg (Russia).
“UEFA shares the international community’s concern about the security situation in Europe,” the body said in a statement, promising to handle the situation “with all seriousness” before its executive committee meeting this Friday. February 25 (10:00 local), which will especially study the fate of the Champions League final.
The last two editions of the Champions League, the highest European body already had to modify the venues for qualifying matches and the final due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
In the 2019-2020 season, in which the title was going to be defined in Istanbul, the matches were played in a single match from the quarterfinals in Portugal and the final was played in Luz with victory for Bayern Munich over PSG.
And in the 2020-21 campaign, in which the final was going to be played in the Turkish city again, the title was played by Chelsea, who was champion, and Manchester City, at the Do Dragao stadium in Porto.
Also due to the pandemic, UEFA had to modify the program and scenarios of the Europa League 2019-2020. Two round of 16 matches were played in Germany, the quarterfinals, the semifinals and the final, in which Sevilla beat Inter Milan in Cologne.
For days, names of possible alternatives to the St. Petersburg stadium for the next Champions League final have begun to come out, and English media have pointed to Wembley Stadium. (D)
Source: Eluniverso
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