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Where is the 2022 Champions League final being held and will it be moved?

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THE Champions League final is the most prestigious one-off football match in European club football, if not the world.

And hosting the final has become a badge of honour for many cities, with the final giving the host city a huge level of international exposure.

St Petersburg’s Gazprom Arena is in line to host the Champions League finalCredit: Getty
The Champions League final is the biggest showpiece event in European club footballCredit: Getty

In the UK alone, Wembley, Cardiff, Manchester and Glasgow have hosted the Champions League final in recent years.

But this year’s showpiece event could be under threat because of Russia’s decision to send troops into the Ukraine.

Where is the 2022 Champions League final being held?

The 2022 Champions League final is set to be hosted in the Russian city of St Petersburg on May 28, 2022.

This year’s nominated venue, 64,000-capacity Gazprom Arena was opened in 2017 and was built to host matches at the 2018 World Cup.

Also known as the Kretovsky Stadium, after the island on which the ground resides, the structure cost just under £500million to get finished.

The Gazprom Arena was selected in September 2019 as the host city for the 2022.

But after Russia’s continued agitation, movement of troops into and subsequent invasion of Ukraine on February 24, 2022, Uefa decided to convene an emergency meting.

As SunSport reported, Uefa said the decision was “following the evolution of the situation between Russia and Ukraine in the last 24 hours” and that the meeting would “evaluate the situation and take all necessary decisions”.

Where is the 2023 Champions League final being hosted?

The 2023 Champions League final will be held at Istanbul’s Ataturk Olympic Stadium.

The venue was supposed to host the 2021 final, but it was moved because of the Covid-19 pandemic.

The Ataturk Olympic Stadium hosted the 2005 final, when Liverpool famously beat AC Milan on penalties having been 3-0 down at half time.

Which city is hosting the 2024 and 2025 Champions League finals?

The 2024 Champions League final is being held at Wembley Stadium in London in May of that year.

The final date for Wembley is yet to be confirmed, but it will likely be in late May or early June.

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Munich’s Allianz Arena will host he 2025 Champions League final.

It was originally supposed to host in 2024 but Istanbul being moved meant the showpiece match got put back by two years.

Munich last hosted the final in 2012, when Chelsea beat home team Bayern Munich on penalties.

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