Paris to host Champions League final stripped from Saint Petersburg: UEFA

Author: APP

Paris: Paris will host this season’s Champions League final after Saint Petersburg was stripped of the match due to Russia’s military operation in Ukraine, UEFA announced on Friday.

The showpiece occasion of the European club season will be played at the Stade de France on Saturday, May 28, European football’s governing body said.

UEFA also announced that Russian and Ukrainian clubs and national teams competing in international competitions must play home matches at neutral venues “until further notice”.

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