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The Champions League final will take place in Madrid, at Atlético Madrid's home stadium, the Wanda Metropolitano Stadium, on June 1, 2019.

The Champions League is one of the most important football championships in Europe, which has been held since 1955. The Spanish club Real Madrid currently holds the record for most victories (three victories in a row over the last three seasons).

UEFA Champions League stadium in 2019

The Atlético club stadium has changed its name and undergone reconstruction. The mention of the Chinese company "Vanda Group" in the name is due to the fact that the organization is one of the owners of the Spanish club.

What do we know about the stadium that will host the Champions League final?

• Its capacity is about 70,000 people
• The stadium has 7,000 VIP seats
• Former name - "La Peineta"
• Construction cost approximately 240,000,000 euros. Note that the stadium on Krestovsky Island in St. Petersburg cost almost four times more.
• King Filipe himself will be present at the opening of the new stadium.
• 440 rolls of turf were used for the football field. It took 20 trailers to transport that amount of grass to the stadium.
• By the way, the dimensions of the new stadium's field are exactly copied from the parameters before reconstruction.
• Philips provided the stadium with LED lighting.
• And while the football players are preparing for the most important matches of their lives, tourists can already take a tour of the Wanda Metropolitano. Guests are invited to go to the locker room, gym, and of course, to the arena itself, the path to which lies through the very corridor through which the players enter the field.

Fans will experience a wide variety of emotions. And they will be connected not only with the match in Madrid.

Where and when will the UEFA club competition finals 2019 take place?

• The Women's Champions League final will take place in May 2019. The footballers will be hosted by the Ferencvaros Stadium, Budapest (Hungary).
• The teams will play the final match of the Europa League 2019 on May 29, 2019 in Baku (Azerbaijan) at the Olympic Stadium.
• The UEFA Super Cup will travel to Istanbul, Turkey to find its winner on August 14th.

Yes, interest has been officially confirmed by UEFA and the RFU. Tbilisi wants to host the Europa League final, Kharkov and Minsk want to host the Super Cup.

"Interest" doesn't sound convincing. Is everything really serious?

Yes, it's a question of wording. UEFA first names the cities that are ready to join the fight, after which work begins on the formation of applications. While there is St. Petersburg and the Allianz Arena in Munich.

The process has been started, as the main officials of Russian football make clear:

• And about. President of the RFU Alexander Alaev: “We have notified UEFA and are now waiting for a joint working meeting, where the nuances of this process will be discussed with all candidates,” the Championship quotes Alaev as saying.
• Member of the FIFA Executive Committee Alexey Sorokin: Munich is a worthy competitor, but we, of course, support St. Petersburg - this is a more modern stadium. Technically and organizationally, St. Petersburg will look decent regardless of who it competes with,” Sorokin said in an interview with TASS.
• Deputy Prime Minister Vitaly Mutko: We will have to work on issues of visa entry, security, organizing the match, creating conditions for the press and fans. The process is labor-intensive, but I hope that both the city and the club will cope with this task. If we are allowed to fight, we will begin to make presentations, proposals, and make plans for organization,” RT quotes Mutko as saying.

Okay, what's next?

A working meeting should take place between representatives of UEFA, the RFU, the German Football Federation and other candidates, if they appear. At this meeting, the nuances of submitting an application will be discussed. The meeting is scheduled for the end of November. The parties must submit final applications to UEFA by 15 February 2019. The winner will be known in May-June 2019.

Champions League finals in the last 10 years

• 2008 – Moscow
• 2009 – Rome
• 2010 – Madrid
• 2011 – London
• 2012 – Munich
• 2013 – London
• 2014 – Lisbon
• 2015 – Berlin
• 2016 – Milan
• 2017 – Cardiff
• 2018 – Kyiv

Wait, we recently hosted the World Cup. Can they also give us the Champions League final?

And we also held the Champions League final, although that was a long time ago. And St. Petersburg will also host Euro 2020 matches. On the one hand, UEFA strives for balance and tries to hold big finals in different places, on the other hand, experience can become an advantage for St. Petersburg.

In addition, Germany recently received the right to host the 2024 European Championship. In addition, the Germans had the World Cup in 2006 and the Champions League final in 2012, so the chances are approximately equal. Perhaps ours are even higher, since Germany hosted the Champions League final 6 years ago, we are 10.

Where will the Champions League and Europa League finals be held in the next three years?

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The 2019 Champions League final will take place in Madrid at Atlético Madrid's new Wanda Metropolitano stadium. In a year, the main match of club football will be hosted by the Olympic Stadium in Istanbul.

The 2019 Europa League final will be held in Baku, and in 2020 – at the Gdansk Arena in Poland.

In addition to Munich and St. Petersburg, 7 cities are preparing to submit applications for the finals of club tournaments in 2021. Vienna, Tbilisi and Seville are competing for the Europa League final. Minsk, Helsinki, Kharkov and Belfast are ready to host the Super Cup.

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The UEFA Champions League Final 2017/18 is a super match of the 63rd edition of the European Champions League of the 2017/18 season. The culminating meeting will take place on May 26, 2019 within the walls of the main stadium of Ukraine – “Olympic”. Two teams from the current edition of the Champions League will compete for the right to be called the best professional club in Europe. Who will take part in the super match? Real Madrid, Juventus of Turin, Bayern Munich, or maybe one of the English giants will encroach on the trophy?

1. The Champions League started for the first time in the 1955-1956 season;
2. The first winner is the Spanish club Real Madrid;
3. Cristiano Ronaldo is the top scorer in the Champions League;
4. Kyiv will host the final match of the Champions League for the first time;
5. 32 teams advance to the group stage of the tournament;
6. The maximum number of participating teams is no more than 80;
7. Real Madrid is the absolute champion in terms of the number of trophies won.

The most awaited event for football fans in 2017 is the start of the Champions League! The first and second qualifying rounds of the most significant tournament for European clubs took place at the end of June - July of this year.

But the time for serious battles will come in September. The start of the group stage is scheduled for September, the strongest in it advance to the next stage - the playoffs.

Fans are looking forward to the beginning of autumn, because July is almost over, and there are only a few weeks left before the most interesting confrontations. Therefore, today the contours of the upcoming drawing are visible.

Schedule of matches of the Champions League 2017/2018

From June 27 to July 19, the whole world watched the first two rounds of qualification. We will see the continuation of the most anticipated tournament of 2017–2019 in a few days, from July 25 to August 2.

The LG tournament consists of three parts: qualifications, which we are already watching, the group round and the playoffs themselves. At the moment, the teams are undergoing qualification, which consists of the first, second, third stages and playoffs, which is scheduled for the period from June 27 to August 23.

In the initial stage of the competition, teams entered the field that were unable to achieve direct tickets to the main draw. The teams, which, according to the 16-54 rating, are the weakest at the European Championship, demonstrated their strength.

But doing this will be very, very problematic, because at the last stage clubs with a championship rating of 1-5 will join the fight. 79 European teams will begin fighting for the trophy.

Where and when will the 2018 Champions League final take place?

The winner of the 63rd edition of the UEFA Champions League 2017/18 will be announced on May 26, 2019. It is on this day that the two winners of the April semi-finals will meet.

The significant match will take place on the field of the Kyiv Olympic Stadium. The NSC has hosted major sporting and entertainment events more than once: the 1980 Olympics, the 2012 European Championship finals, concerts by Shakira, Madonna, and Aerosmith. The upcoming Champions League super match will be another significant milestone in the history of the famous sports complex.

Champions League 2018 final participants

The battles of the group stage of the Champions League have just died down. Based on their results, 16 playoff participants were determined:

1. "Manchester United";
2. Paris Saint-Germain;
3. "Roma";
4. "Barcelona";
5. "Liverpool";
6. "Manchester city";
7. "Besiktas"
8. "Tottenham"
9. "Basel";
10. "Bavaria";
11. Chelsea;
12. Juventus;
13. "Seville";
14. "Miner";
15. "Porto";
16. "Real".

The 1/16 playoffs will take place in February–March 2019. Fans who are waiting for the final game will have to wait until April. The semi-final matches will take place this month, during which the two football clubs participating in the culminating match will be determined.

How to watch the final match

If fans want to see football action live, they will have to buy a ticket. You can purchase it on the UEFA website – uefa.com. To do this, applicants must submit an application. At the specified time, the organizers will draw available tickets using a special lottery.

But a small portion of tickets will be distributed this way. Sports officials will give the bulk to the finalist clubs, as well as commercial partners and UEFA national federations.

Tickets will cost approximately 70 – 440 euros.

Winner of the UEFA Champions League final 2017/18

A number of famous teams unexpectedly missed out on the playoffs: Atletico Madrid, Napoli, Borussia Dortmund, Monaco. But even without them, the intensity of the fight in the Champions League will not decrease. Let's look at the most obvious candidates for the role of Champions League winner 2017/18.

"Real Madrid"

Los Blancos did not play very convincingly in the group stage. Despite the obvious difference in class, they lost first place in Quartet H to London's Tottenham. But Real is Real. Therefore, Madrid remain one of the main contenders for the trophy.

Juventus

The “Old Lady” is experiencing a second youth. While Milan is being rebuilt and Inter is at its peak, the Turin team is the No. 1 club in Italy. Last season they already played in the Champions League final.

Barcelona

Even without Neymar, the Blaugrana remain a powerful force. Barcelona confidently held the group round, winning the competition for first place in the quartet from Juventus.

"Manchester United"

Manchester United could not find their game for a long time. But the wizard Mourinho transformed the team. While fans sing songs of gratitude to the Portuguese, the football world is preparing for the triumphant return of the Red Devils!

Afterword

So, the date and place of the future super match are known. All that remains is to wait for the two participants in the climactic meeting. The next few months will show which of the 16 clubs is worthy of playing in the final of the most prestigious club championship in Europe!

2019 Champions League group stage (12 September – 6 December)

10 teams will go through the qualifying stage and continue to fight for universal recognition and the cup, plus 22 teams that qualified directly. The draw for teams will take place at the end of August, it is then that the composition of the groups will become known and who will play with whom, and it will be possible to predict the results.

32 teams that have passed the selection will be drawn; the teams will be divided into 8 groups of 4. The teams included in this list will take to the field in the group stage of the competition and continue to fight for the trophy.

2019 Champions League playoffs (February 13 – May 26, 2018)

The 16 best teams will have 3 elimination games each, from 1/8 to the final match. All playoff matches take place in 2019.

Who will host the 2019-2020 Champions League final

The fight will end on May 26, 2019. Fans will go to the capital of Ukraine to see the main event of the season. The Olimpiysky Sports Complex will host 70,000 football fans, in front of whom the 26th Champions League Cup will be played out.

"Olympic" is one of the oldest stadiums, built in 1923. The complex is growing and developing, has undergone several reconstructions, and has hosted a huge number of international competitions.

“Olympic” is a world-famous stadium; it has been reconstructed several times, which allows it to meet world standards and host international competitions. For the first time in its history, SK will host the main match of the Champions League!

Preliminary list of teams that qualified directly for the 2019-2020 Champions League

Directly qualified teams have been determined. The strongest teams of the national championships advanced to the main round of the Champions League tournament:

• Russia;
• Germany;
• Spain;
• France;
• Ukraine;
• Switzerland;
• Turkey;
• the Netherlands;
• Italy;
• Belgium;
• Portugal;
• England.

England's representation in the tournament will be significant; 3 teams have already passed the selection.
Without selection, the winner of last year's Champions League and the winner of the Europa League also get into the group part; the place taken in the national championship will not play a role.

The UEFA Champions League Final 2017/18 is a super match of the 63rd edition of the European Champions League of the 2017/18 season. The culminating meeting will take place on May 26, 2018 within the walls of the main stadium of Ukraine – “Olympic”. Two teams from the current edition of the Champions League will compete for the right to be called the best professional club in Europe. Who will take part in the super match? Real Madrid, Juventus of Turin, Bayern Munich, or maybe one of the English giants will encroach on the trophy?

Where and when will the 2018 Champions League final take place?

The winner of the 63rd edition of the UEFA Champions League 2017/18 will be announced on May 26, 2018. It is on this day that the two winners of the April semi-finals will meet.

The significant match will take place on the field of the Kyiv Olympic Stadium. The NSC has hosted major sporting and entertainment events more than once: the 1980 Olympics, the 2012 European Championship finals, concerts by Shakira, Madonna, and Aerosmith. The upcoming Champions League super match will be another significant milestone in the history of the famous sports complex.

Champions League 2018 final participants

The battles of the group stage of the Champions League have just died down. Based on their results, 16 playoff participants were determined:

1. "Manchester United";
2. Paris Saint-Germain;
3. "Roma";
4. "Barcelona";
5. "Liverpool";
6. "Manchester city";
7. "Besiktas"
8. "Tottenham"
9. "Basel";
10. "Bavaria";
11. Chelsea;
12. Juventus;
13. "Seville";
14. "Miner";
15. "Porto";
16. "Real".

The 1/16 playoffs will take place in February–March 2018. Fans who are waiting for the final game will have to wait until April. The semi-final matches will take place this month, during which the two football clubs participating in the culminating match will be determined.

How to watch the final match

If fans want to see football action live, they will have to buy a ticket. You can purchase it on the UEFA website – uefa.com. To do this, applicants must submit an application. At the specified time, the organizers will draw available tickets using a special lottery.

But a small portion of tickets will be distributed this way. Sports officials will give the bulk to the finalist clubs, as well as commercial partners and UEFA national federations.

Tickets will cost approximately 70 – 440 euros.

Winner of the UEFA Champions League final 2017/18

A number of famous teams unexpectedly missed out on the playoffs: Atletico Madrid, Napoli, Borussia Dortmund, Monaco. But even without them, the intensity of the fight in the Champions League will not decrease. Let's look at the most obvious candidates for the role of Champions League winner 2017/18.

"Real Madrid"

Los Blancos did not play very convincingly in the group stage. Despite the obvious difference in class, they lost first place in Quartet H to London's Tottenham. But Real is Real. Therefore, Madrid remain one of the main contenders for the trophy.

Juventus

The “Old Lady” is experiencing a second youth. While Milan is being rebuilt and Inter is at its peak, the Turin team is the No. 1 club in Italy. Last season they already played in the Champions League final.

Barcelona

Even without Neymar, the Blaugrana remain a powerful force. Barcelona confidently held the group round, winning the competition for first place in the quartet from Juventus.

"Manchester United"

Manchester United could not find their game for a long time. But the wizard Mourinho transformed the team. While fans sing songs of gratitude to the Portuguese, the football world is preparing for the triumphant return of the Red Devils!

Afterword

So, the date and place of the future super match are known. All that remains is to wait for the two participants in the climactic meeting. The next few months will show which of the 16 clubs is worthy of playing in the final of the most prestigious club championship in Europe!

The final parts of any tournament are awaited by the bulk of football fans. This is due to the fact that this is where the fate of the best football clubs and national teams is decided. Such events attract a large number of football fans and investors, which allows decent amounts of money to be poured into the championships. The Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) has already decided on the venue for the final match of the 2018/2019 Champions League, which will be the Wanda Metropolitano stadium in Madrid, Spain. But first, you can dig a little into history to find out the fields that determine the best on the European continent.

A little history

In the 2015/2016 season, the best teams were able to meet at the famous San Siro (Giuseppe Meazza), located in Milan. This was the 24th edition of the Champions League, where the confrontation was between the Spanish giants from Madrid - Real and Atlético. The main time did not bring any results. To win on May 28, 2016, the “royal” club had to show a master class in penalties.

Next on the way everyone was greeted by the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff (Wales). “Juventus” and once again “Real” from Madrid were able to reach the final. The Spanish squad did not make much effort. On June 3, 2017, he defeated his opponent with a score of 4:1.

The semi-finalists of the tournament have already been determined for the current season of the Champions League. After the matches played, contenders for the championship title will be determined. But they will have to determine the best on May 26, 2018 at the Olimpiysky Stadium in Kyiv.

Now it’s worth understanding what awaits us next season and what the Wanda Metropolitano football stadium is like. The finalists will meet for the cup on June 1, 2019.

Construction and reconstruction

The very name of the new stadium was bought by a company from China that owns a 20% stake in the football club - Wanda Group. For this naming they will pay approximately ten million euros annually. The agreement was concluded for the next 10 years.

"Metropolitano" refers to the name of Atlético Madrid's first arena, which hosted matches until 1966. Then there were only changes from one place to another.

"Wanda Metropolitano" received its name after the complete reconstruction of the old stadium with the popular name "La Peineta", which means comb. This manifested itself in direct form.

La Peineta was founded in 1990. Over the next almost four years, construction was intensified in order to open it in 1994, namely on September 6th. The capacity was initially only 20 thousand spectators. But this did not stop him from taking part in the competition to host the World Athletics Championships and even the 2016 Olympic Games. But, unfortunately, Madrid lost all the bids. Since 2004, the stadium was officially closed and stood idle.

Since the city stadium did not bring any particular benefit, in 2013 it was decided to transfer it to the ownership of Atlético Madrid, which has already taken up the task of renovating it.

Improvement

The construction of the new stadium began on September 11, 2013. About 240 million euros were spent on the construction of the stadium. That is, almost 4 times less money than was invested in the construction of the stadium on Krestovsky Island in St. Petersburg.

Now its capacity has been increased to 67,703 spectators. The stadium lawn is presented in the form of 440 rolls of grass, each of which is 15 meters long and 1.2 m wide. Their weight reaches one and a half tons. 20 trailers were used to deliver the turf to the arena. It is worth noting that for the convenience of the players, the parameters and dimensions of the field were copied down to the millimeter from the lawn at the Vicente Calderon, which previously served as Atlético's home ground.

Philips is responsible for the stadium lighting. Here, as almost everywhere, LEDs are applicable. Those that illuminate the field itself are fixed at a level of 40 meters.

The arena received its full name with all the nuances in December 2016. King Felipe was present at the opening.

If desired, everyone can take advantage of a special tour to the stadium, costing from 8 euros. You can use it to visit almost all areas of the football arena, including locker rooms, conference rooms, and training rooms. On the field you can go through a special corridor through which the players walk during the match. The main thing is that there are no confrontations between clubs at this time.

Football matches

The first match at the Wanda Metropolitano stadium took place on September 16, 2017. This honor was given to Malaga FC, which lost to the home team with a minimum score of 1:0. Only Griezmann managed to distinguish himself.

Chelsea and Roma players were able to trample on the lawn during the group stage of the 2017/2018 Champions League. In addition, the Russian Lokomotiv, Copenhagen and Sporting visited here, but at the level of another European tournament - the Europa League.

Not counting Atlético's home matches, the field hosted the finalists of the national cup on April 21, 2018, where Barcelona left no chance for Sevilla, beating them 5:0. By the way, it was Sevilla that was the first team that was able to defeat Simeone’s team at home.

If we take all home matches, Atlético lost only 2 matches out of 25 matches in various tournaments at the Wanda Metropolitano, conceding 9 goals. For 10 matches in the arena, the home team has not lost to its rivals. No wonder they are called the best defense in Europe. There may also be some psychological help in this from “Metropolitano”, once a “comb”.

How to get there

No tourist or football fan can get lost in the vicinity of the Metropolitano. It is located 8 kilometers from the Spanish capital and near the Barajas airport, where there is the M-40 highway for the convenience of travelers.

For convenience, the Estadio Metropolitano metro station (L7) is located near the arena. When traveling to a football match by car, the vehicle must be left in parking spaces, of which there are 4,000. This all includes the stadium grounds. Buses No. 38, 140 and E2 arrive at the arena. If you wish, you can use the municipal bicycle rental service. The full address of the grand stadium is Avenida de Luis Aragones, s/n 28022.

Where and when will the 2018–2019 Champions League final take place?

The main game of the season will take place on June 1, 2019. The football match will be hosted by the Baku Olympic Stadium.

The Baku Olympic Stadium is the main sports arena of Azerbaijan. It was built in 2015. The arena was built specifically for the 1st European Games. Subsequently, the stadium hosted not only sporting events, but also exhibitions and concerts.

The arena has a capacity of 70,000 people. However, there are much more people who want to see the main Champions League match. So buying a ticket for the 2018-2019 Champions League final will become more and more difficult every day. Hurry up before it's too late!

Who will take part in the 2018–2019 Champions League final: forecast

The names of the participants in the super fight will be determined during the semi-final games. They will take place from April 30 to May 8, 2019. Which clubs will ultimately play in the main Champions League match? One can only make assumptions here...

"Real"

Things are not going well for the Spanish team. "Creamy" is under construction. After Zidane left, Real made a steep dive.

Even the new coach couldn't save the situation.

However, Madrid are performing well in the group stage of the Champions League. If the new coach of the Spanish giant quickly improves the game, then in the spring “creamy” may well seriously compete for the final. However, for this you still need to leave the group.

Juventus

From year to year, Italians storm the championship Olympus. But the trophy floats away from under our very nose over and over again.

Now the great Cristiano Ronaldo plays for the Turin team. For many years he brought good luck to Real Madrid. Will he bring it to his new club?!

One of the Premier League teams

The English Premier League is the strongest European championship. Three giants of the Foggy Albion - Liverpool, Manchester City and Manchester United - will fight for victory in the Champions League. Tottenham could also join their company. But Spurs’ entry into the playoffs is still a big question mark.

PSG

Neymar, Cavani and Mbappe are a legendary trio that destroys everything alive in the French Ligue 1. But can they show the same brilliant football in the Champions League playoffs? If so, then PSG will become the No. 1 candidate for a place in the final and even victory!

Barcelona

Messi & Co. miss big trophies. Last season, selfless Roma stood in their way of the coveted cup. If everything goes well with the leaders of Barça, then the football team from Catalonia has every chance to play in the culminating match of the 2018/19 Champions League!

What will the finalists of the UEFA Champions League 2018/19 receive?

They will receive a cup for temporary use, unfading glory and the opportunity to fight for the UEFA Super Cup. And the finalists can also hope for a significant cash prize.

Ordinary participants in the Champions League group round became richer by almost $16 million. They received this money simply for getting into the group part. For reaching the 1/8, teams will receive an additional 9.5 million. But for reaching the finals, the participating club will become 15 million richer! In this case, the winner receives an additional 4 million. And the winning club automatically becomes a participant in the match for the UEFA Super Cup. For this, the lucky winner gets another 3.5 million!