The 2020/21 UEFA Champions League final between Chelsea and
Manchester City has been officially moved from Istanbul to Porto.
UEFA disclosed this on Thursday in a statement via its
website.
The Europe football governing body said the Estadio do
Dragao will now host the all-English final on May 29 after Turkey was placed on
the UK’s high-risk ‘red list’ for international travel due to the COVID-19
pandemic.
Chelsea had eliminated Real Madrid in the semi-final
encounter, while Man City knocked PSG out from the tournament.
“The final was originally scheduled to take place at the
Ataturk Olympic Stadium in Istanbul but, following the UK government’s decision
to place Turkey on its red list of COVID-19 travel destinations, staging the
final there would have meant none of the clubs’ domestic fans would be able to
travel to the game.
“After a year of fans being locked out of stadiums, UEFA
thought that everything needed to be done to ensure the supporters of the two
finalist teams could attend.
“UEFA discussed moving the match to England but, despite
exhaustive efforts on the part of the Football Association and the authorities,
it was not possible to achieve the necessary exemptions from UK quarantine
arrangements,” UEFA’s statement read in part.
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