“After some inaccurate and unsubstantiated reports, UEFA would like to clarify the status of the 2023 Champions League final. The final will take place in Istanbul on June 10, 2023 as scheduled,” said UEFA.
The decisive match for the ‘Champions’ will be played at the Atatürk Olympic Stadium in Istanbul, after being ‘ranked’ in 2020, to Estádio da Luz, in Lisbon, and in 2021 to Estádio do Dragão, in Porto, due to the covid -19 pandemic,
“UEFA has not had any other talks with political institutions, governments or national football federations,” UEFA said in a statement to Lusa.
The Champions League final will be played between the winners of the matches between Manchester City and Real Madrid (1-1 in the first leg, in Madrid) and between Inter Milan and AC Milan (2-0 in favor of the ‘nerazzurri’ on home of rivals ‘Rossoneri’).
This possible change in the stage of the finals was due to the potential social unrest due to the Turkish presidential election, scheduled for next Sunday, when President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will again run for the position he has held for 20 years against Kemal Kiliçdaroglu and Sinan Ogan.
Source: DN
