FILE - Tottenham goalkeeper Hugo Lloris fails to stop a shot from Liverpool's Divock Origi for the second goal during the Champions League final soccer match between Tottenham Hotspur and Liverpool at the Wanda Metropolitano Stadium in Madrid, June 1, 2019. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez, File)
September 11, 2025 - 8:53 AM
TIRANA, Albania (AP) — The Champions League final is going back to Atletico Madrid’s Metropolitano Stadium in 2027.
UEFA picked the venue on Thursday to host the showpiece game that was originally slated for San Siro in Milan.
The Metropolitano, which opened in 2017, previously hosted the Champions League final in 2019 when Liverpool beat Tottenham 2-0.
The Women's Champion League final in 2027 will go to Poland, at the National Stadium in Warsaw, the UEFA executive committee decided Thursday.
For the men's 2027 final, the Spanish Football Federation proposed Atletico’s home, while Azerbaijan bid with the Olympic Stadium in Baku. UEFA ruled out storied San Siro last year despite giving the city of Milan extra time to comply with hosting requirements.
UEFA wanted Milan to show that Giuseppe Meazza Stadium would be available during planned renovation work between staging the opening ceremony for the 2026 Winter Olympics and staging games at the 2032 European Championship, which Italy will co-host with Turkey.
Atletico will have hosted the final twice since Real Madrid’s now-renovated Santiago Bernabeu Stadium last staged it in 2010.
Real Madrid has challenged UEFA with legal actions since 2021 when the club was a key mover challenging the European soccer structure with the breakaway Super League project. It failed within 48 hours of launch.
The Bernabeu is an option for FIFA to decide which stadium hosts the final of the men's 2030 World Cup that Spain will co-host with Portugal and Morocco.
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