2027 Champions League final going back to Atletico Madrid’s stadium

By Canadian Press on September 11, 2025.

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.

For the 2027 final, The Spanish Football Federation proposed Atletico’s home and 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 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.

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