Champions League: Wembley Stadium to host 2023 final, 10 years after it last held the match
Bayern Munich defeated rivals Borussia Dortmund when the national stadium last hosted the showpiece event
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Your support makes all the difference.Wembley Stadium is set to host the 2023 Champions League final.
The national stadium has been chosen to stage Europe’s showpiece club match, with an announcement due to be made at Uefa's executive committee meeting in Slovenia on Tuesday, the PA news agency has reported.
The 2013 final will mark 10 years since Wembley last staged the match, when Bayern Munich beat Bundesliga rivals Borussia Dortmund 2-1.
The old Wembley Stadium hosted European Cup finals in 1963, 1968, 1971, 1978 and 1992, with the modernised venue also staging the 2011 final, which saw Barcelona defeat Manchester United 3-1.
It is understood that the Russian city of St Petersburg will host the 2021 Champions League decider, with Munich’s Allianz Arena chosen for 2022. Istanbul’s Ataturk Stadium will stage the 2020 Champions League final, having also been the site of Liverpool’s famous comeback against AC Milan in 2005.
The new Wembley, which opened in 2007 and has a seated capacity of 90,000, is already set to stage the semi-finals and final of next summer’s Euro 2020 tournament.
Premier League teams dominated Uefa's two main club competitions last season, with Liverpool beating Tottenham Hotspur 2-0 in the Champions League final in Madrid and Chelsea beating Arsenal 4-1 in the Europa League final in Baku.
Uefa will also announce the venue for the 2021 Europa League final on Tuesday, along with the city selected to stage the 2021 Super Cup.
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