UEFA has yet to decide anything. The European institution "looks at all options" on the calendar and format of its Champions League interrupted in mid-March by the coronavirus. According to some media, the final, planned for Istanbul, could be organized elsewhere.
"No decision has been made yet but this should be the case at the Comex on June 17," said UEFA, which suspended all of its competitions in mid-March while the Champions League was at the stadium. of the round of 16. As a result, the final of the European queen event, which should have taken place on Saturday in Istanbul, has also been postponed.
In an article published on Friday, the New York Times reports that the location of the final could be changed. Spanish radio Cadena Cope cited Lisbon as a possible fallback, while Sky Italy mentioned Germany.
An edition completed in August?
In a recent interview with the Portuguese daily Record , UEFA President Aleksander Ceferin said he had high hopes of finishing the 2019-2020 edition of the event "at the end of August".
This scenario, already mentioned by UEFA but not officially confirmed, presumes to resume European competitions in early August, after the end of the national championships currently in the recovery phase in most major countries, with the notable exception of France.
According to a UEFA working document consulted by AFP last month, the final could be rescheduled on 29 August.
Sport
Coronavirus: For the LFP, there is "no question" of resuming the football season
Sport
Deconfinement: Gyms, Ligue 1, Tour de France… What will change in the world of sport
- PSG
- Soccer
- OL
- Champions League
- Sport
- Uefa