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This decision was motivated by an English request: two clubs from the country were fighting for the title.
It would be inconvenient to have a decisive showdown between Manchester City and London’s Chelsea in Turkey, as the latter country has been included in the UK’s red list of travel destinations. This means that the teams returning from Istanbul would have had to isolate themselves for ten days.
The English Football Association offered to accept the final at Wembley Stadium in London, but was unable to obtain the waivers requested by UEFA.
The party is expected to move to Porto. Portugal, not just Porto, but Lisbon, also hosted last year’s Champions League final.
English football fans will be able to go to this country without major restrictions.
The decision must be made and formally announced on Thursday.
As compensation, Istanbul will be offered a 2023 Champions League final.
The new Champions League champions will be crowned on May 29. Manchester City will be in first place and Chelsea in second place.
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