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The '''2021 UEFA Champions League Final''' will be the final match of the [[2020–21 UEFA Champions League]], the 66th season of Europe's premier club football tournament organised by [[UEFA]], and the 29th season since it was renamed from the [[European Champion Clubs' Cup]] to the [[UEFA Champions League]]. It is scheduled to be played at the [[Estádio do Dragão]] in [[Porto]], Turkey on 29 May 2021,<ref name="venue">{{cite news |url=https://www.uefa.com/insideuefa/mediaservices/newsid=2560806.html |title=Istanbul to host 2020 UEFA Champions League Final |website=UEFA.com |publisher=Union of European Football Associations |date=24 May 2018 |access-date=24 May 2018}}</ref> between English clubs [[Manchester City F.C.|Manchester City]], in their first UEFA Champions League final, and three-time finalists [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]].
The '''2021 UEFA Champions League Final''' will be the final match of the [[2020–21 UEFA Champions League]], the 66th season of Europe's premier club football tournament organised by [[UEFA]], and the 29th season since it was renamed from the [[European Champion Clubs' Cup]] to the [[UEFA Champions League]]. It is scheduled to be played at the [[Estádio do Dragão]] in [[Porto]], Portugal on 29 May 2021,<ref name="venue">{{cite news |url=https://www.uefa.com/insideuefa/mediaservices/newsid=2560806.html |title=Istanbul to host 2020 UEFA Champions League Final |website=UEFA.com |publisher=Union of European Football Associations |date=24 May 2018 |access-date=24 May 2018}}</ref> between English clubs [[Manchester City F.C.|Manchester City]], in their first UEFA Champions League final, and three-time finalists [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]].


The final was originally scheduled to be played at the [[Krestovsky Stadium]] in [[Saint Petersburg]], Russia. However, due to the postponement and relocation of the [[2020 UEFA Champions League Final|2020 final]] to Lisbon, the final hosts were shifted back a year, with Istanbul instead hosting the 2021 final, as a result of the [[COVID-19 pandemic in Europe]].<ref name="ExCo 17 June">{{cite news |url=https://www.uefa.com/insideuefa/news/newsid=2642232.html |title=UEFA competitions to resume in August |website=UEFA.com|publisher=Union of European Football Associations |date=17 June 2020 |access-date=17 June 2020}}</ref>
The final was originally scheduled to be played at the [[Krestovsky Stadium]] in [[Saint Petersburg]], Russia. However, due to the postponement and relocation of the [[2020 UEFA Champions League Final|2020 final]] to Lisbon, the final hosts were shifted back a year, with Istanbul instead hosting the 2021 final, as a result of the [[COVID-19 pandemic in Europe]].<ref name="ExCo 17 June">{{cite news |url=https://www.uefa.com/insideuefa/news/newsid=2642232.html |title=UEFA competitions to resume in August |website=UEFA.com|publisher=Union of European Football Associations |date=17 June 2020 |access-date=17 June 2020}}</ref>

Revision as of 10:49, 13 May 2021

2021 UEFA Champions League Final
The Estádio do Dragão in Porto will host the final.
Event2020–21 UEFA Champions League
Manchester City Chelsea
England England
Date29 May 2021 (2021-05-29)
VenueEstádio do Dragão, Porto
RefereeAntonio Mateu Lahoz (Spain)[1]
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The 2021 UEFA Champions League Final will be the final match of the 2020–21 UEFA Champions League, the 66th season of Europe's premier club football tournament organised by UEFA, and the 29th season since it was renamed from the European Champion Clubs' Cup to the UEFA Champions League. It is scheduled to be played at the Estádio do Dragão in Porto, Portugal on 29 May 2021,[2] between English clubs Manchester City, in their first UEFA Champions League final, and three-time finalists Chelsea.

The final was originally scheduled to be played at the Krestovsky Stadium in Saint Petersburg, Russia. However, due to the postponement and relocation of the 2020 final to Lisbon, the final hosts were shifted back a year, with Istanbul instead hosting the 2021 final, as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe.[3]

The winners will earn the right to play against the winners of the 2020–21 UEFA Europa League in the 2021 UEFA Super Cup, and qualify for the 2021 FIFA Club World Cup in Japan. They will also qualify to enter the group stage of the 2021–22 UEFA Champions League, and if they have already qualified through their league performance, the berth reserved will be given to the champions of the 11th-ranked association according to next season's access list.[4]

Teams

In the following table, finals until 1992 were in the European Cup era, since 1993 were in the UEFA Champions League era.

Team Previous final appearances (bold indicates winners)
England Manchester City None
England Chelsea 2 (2008, 2012)

Venue

This is the second UEFA Champions League final hosted at the stadium; the first was held in 2005.[5] The city of Istanbul has also hosted the 2009 UEFA Cup Final and the 2019 UEFA Super Cup, both at different venues.

Host selection

For the details on the selection of Saint Petersburg as the original host for the final, see 2022 UEFA Champions League Final § Host selection.

An open bidding process was launched on 22 September 2017 by UEFA to select the venues of the finals of the UEFA Champions League, UEFA Europa League, and UEFA Women's Champions League in 2020. Associations had until 31 October 2017 to express interest, and bid dossiers must be submitted by 1 March 2018. Associations hosting matches at UEFA Euro 2020 were not allowed to bid for the 2020 UEFA Champions League final.

UEFA announced on 3 November 2017 that two associations had expressed interest in hosting the 2020 UEFA Champions League final.[6]

Bidding associations for final
Country Stadium City Capacity Notes
 Portugal Estádio da Luz Lisbon 65,647 Hosted the 2014 UEFA Champions League Final
 Turkey Atatürk Olympic Stadium Istanbul 76,092 Hosted the 2005 UEFA Champions League Final

The Atatürk Olympic Stadium was selected by the UEFA Executive Committee during their meeting in Kyiv on 24 May 2018.[7][2]

On 17 June 2020, the UEFA Executive Committee announced that due to the postponement and relocation of the 2020 final to the Estádio da Luz, Istanbul would instead host the 2021 final.[3]

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Turkey, Premier League side Aston Villa have offered to have Villa Park in Birmingham as the venue for the Champions League Final instead of Istanbul to hold 8,000 English fans, which could be affected by travel limitations.[8] Villa Park has previously hosted the 1999 Cup Winners' Cup Final, the last final of that UEFA competition. It also hosted the 2012 FA Community Shield, also contested between Manchester City and Chelsea, due to Wembley Stadium – England's national stadium – hosting the Summer Olympic football tournaments in the previous days, being picked in part because of its equidistance between Manchester and London. On 7 May 2021, Secretary of State for Transport Grant Shapps advised against any fans to travel to Turkey for the game.[9] On 12 May 2021, it was announced that the final was set to be relocated to Porto's Estadio do Dragao.[10]

Background

Manchester City will play in their first European Cup/UEFA Champions League final. They previously played in one European final, the 1970 European Cup Winners' Cup Final, and won. They became the ninth distinct English side to play in a European Cup/UEFA Champions League final. This will be the third UEFA Champions League final for manager Pep Guardiola, and his first since the two wins with Barcelona in 2009 and 2011.[11]

Chelsea will play in their third European Cup/UEFA Champions League final, and the first since 2012. In addition, they have previously played in the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup and UEFA Europa League finals twice each – winning all. In addition, it became the first club ever to see its men's and women's teams reach the Champions League final in the same season, having qualified for the 2021 UEFA Women's Champions League Final as well. Head coach Thomas Tuchel becomes the first coach/manager to reach the European Cup/UEFA Champions League final in successive seasons with different clubs, having lost the 2020 final when managing Paris Saint-Germain.[12]

This will be the third all-English final in the history of the competition, after 2008 – which also involved Chelsea – and 2019.

This will be the third meeting between the teams in Europe, having previously met in the semi-finals of the 1970–71 European Cup Winners' Cup, where Chelsea won both legs 1–0 en route to their first European trophy. The teams met twice during the season's Premier League, with each side winning away: City won the first match 3–1, while Chelsea won the second 2–1 three weeks prior to the final. In between, Chelsea beat City 1–0 in the FA Cup semi-finals, denying City the chance of winning an unprecedented quadruple.[13]

Road to the final

Further information: 2020–21 UEFA Champions League

Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first (H: home; A: away).

England Manchester City Round England Chelsea
Opponent Result Group stage Opponent Result
Portugal Porto 3–1 (H) Matchday 1 Spain Sevilla 0–0 (H)
France Marseille 3–0 (A) Matchday 2 Russia Krasnodar 4–0 (A)
Greece Olympiacos 3–0 (H) Matchday 3 France Rennes 3–0 (H)
Greece Olympiacos 1–0 (A) Matchday 4 France Rennes 2–1 (A)
Portugal Porto 0–0 (A) Matchday 5 Spain Sevilla 4–0 (A)
France Marseille 3–0 (H) Matchday 6 Russia Krasnodar 1–1 (H)
Group C winners
Template:2020–21 UEFA Champions League group tables
 Final standings Group E winners
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Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg Knockout phase Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg
Germany Borussia Mönchengladbach 4–0 2–0 (A)[a] 2–0 (H)[a] Round of 16 Spain Atlético Madrid 3–0 1–0 (A)[b] 2–0 (H)
Germany Borussia Dortmund 4–2 2–1 (H) 2–1 (A) Quarter-finals Portugal Porto 2–1 2–0 (A)[c] 0–1 (H)[c]
France Paris Saint-Germain 4–1 2–1 (A) 2–0 (H) Semi-finals Spain Real Madrid 3–1 1–1 (A) 2–0 (H)

Notes

  1. ^ a b Both legs of Manchester City's round of 16 tie against Borussia Mönchengladbach were played in Budapest, Hungary due to travel restrictions related to the COVID-19 pandemic between Germany and the United Kingdom.[14][15]
  2. ^ The first leg away of Chelsea's round of 16 tie against Atlético Madrid was played in Bucharest, Romania due to travel restrictions related to the COVID-19 pandemic from the United Kingdom to Spain.[14]
  3. ^ a b Both legs of Chelsea's quarter-final tie against Porto were played in Seville, Spain due to travel restrictions related to the COVID-19 pandemic between Portugal and the United Kingdom.[16]

Pre-match

Spaniard Antonio Mateu Lahoz (center) will officiate the final along with assistants Roberto Díaz Pérez del Palomar (left) and Pau Cebrián Devís (right).

Officials

On 12 May 2021, UEFA named Spaniard Antonio Mateu Lahoz as the referee for the final. Mateu Lahoz had been a FIFA referee since 2011, and was previously the fourth official in the 2019 UEFA Champions League Final. He officiated six prior matches in the 2020–21 Champions League season, with one match in the play-off round, four in the group stage and one quarter-final leg. He served as a referee at the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia, and was selected as an official for UEFA Euro 2020. He will be joined by six of his fellow countrymen, including assistant referees Pau Cebrián Devís and Roberto Díaz Pérez del Palomar. Carlos del Cerro Grande will serve as the fourth official, while Alejandro Hernández Hernández will act as the video assistant referee. Juan Martínez Munuera and Íñigo Prieto López de Cerain were appointed as assistant VAR officials, along with Polish referee Paweł Gil.[1]

Match

Details

The "home" team (for administrative purposes) was determined by an additional draw to be held after the quarter-final and semi-final draws.

Manchester City EnglandvEngland Chelsea
Report

Assistant referees:[1]
Pau Cebrián Devís (Spain)
Roberto Díaz Pérez del Palomar (Spain)
Fourth official:[1]
Carlos del Cerro Grande (Spain)
Video assistant referee:[1]
Alejandro Hernández Hernández (Spain)
Assistant video assistant referees:[1]
Juan Martínez Munuera (Spain)
Íñigo Prieto López de Cerain (Spain)
Paweł Gil (Poland)

Match rules[17][18]

  • 90 minutes.
  • 30 minutes of extra time if necessary.
  • Penalty shoot-out if scores still level.
  • Twelve named substitutes.
  • Maximum of five substitutions, with a sixth allowed in extra time.[note 1]

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Each team will be given only three opportunities to make substitutions, with a fourth opportunity in extra time, excluding substitutions made at half-time, before the start of extra time and at half-time in extra time.

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f "Referee teams appointed for UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League finals". UEFA. 12 May 2021. Retrieved 12 May 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Istanbul to host 2020 UEFA Champions League Final". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 24 May 2018. Retrieved 24 May 2018.
  3. ^ a b "UEFA competitions to resume in August". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 17 June 2020. Retrieved 17 June 2020.
  4. ^ "Champions League and Europa League changes next season". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 27 February 2018. Retrieved 27 February 2018.
  5. ^ "Istanbul to host 2020 UEFA Champions League final". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 24 May 2018.
  6. ^ "Six associations interested in hosting 2020 club finals". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 3 November 2017.
  7. ^ "UEFA Executive Committee agenda for Kyiv meeting". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 8 May 2018.
  8. ^ Dorsett, Rob (6 May 2021). "Champions League: Aston Villa to offer Villa Park for Manchester City v Chelsea final". Sky Sports.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  9. ^ "Fans shouldn't travel to Turkey - Shapps" – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  10. ^ "Champions League final: Portugal set to host final rather than Wembley" – via www.bbc.co.uk.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  11. ^ McNulty, Phil (4 May 2021). "Man City 2-0 Paris St-Germain (4-1 on aggregate): City into first Champions League final". BBC Sport. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
  12. ^ McNulty, Phil (5 May 2021). "Chelsea 2-0 Real Madrid (agg 3-1): Thomas Tuchel's side set up all-English Champions League final". BBC Sport. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
  13. ^ "Chelsea football club: record v Manchester City". 11v11.com. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
  14. ^ a b "UEFA Champions League venue changes". UEFA. 10 February 2021. Retrieved 10 February 2021.
  15. ^ "Manchester City vs Borussia Mönchengladbach venue change confirmed". UEFA. 10 March 2021. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
  16. ^ "Porto vs Chelsea games to be played in Seville". UEFA. 30 March 2021. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
  17. ^ "Regulations of the UEFA Champions League, 2020/21". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 3 August 2020.
  18. ^ "Two triple-headers approved for 2021 March and September national team windows". UEFA. 24 September 2020. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
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