UEFA has made a decision about the 2027 Champions League final, which may give hope to Arsenal and Tottenham
Following UEFA’s decision on the venue, the host stadium for the 2027 Champions League final will change.
Arsenal are now competing in the newly modified version of Europe’s best cup competition, and their first league phase encounter against Atalanta last week ended in a goalless draw.
Tottenham Hotspur begin their Europa League campaign this week at home against Qarabag, while Chelsea face Gent in their first Europa Conference League encounter next week.
Venues for the Champions League final are chosen and planned years in advance. The match will be played at Bayern Munich’s Allianz Arena this season, with the Puskas Arena in Budapest, Hungary, taking center stage in 2026.
The game was initially slated to take place at the San Siro, home of Inter Milan and AC Milan, in 2027.
However, news broke on Tuesday that UEFA had moved the fixture away from the stadium due to worries about the refurbishment that would be taking place around the time of the game.
The San Siro is set to undergo renovations beginning in 2026, with the goal of having them completed before Italy hosts Euro 2032.
According to reports, the Italian authorities were unable to ensure UEFA that the refurbishment would be completed in time for the 2027 final.
As a result, UEFA has decided to remove the San Siro from hosting the famous event and has opened the bidding process for a replacement host. UEFA has stated that an announcement on a new host venue will be made by June of next year.
It remains to be seen which clubs will bid to host the 2027 Champions League final at their respective stadiums. Arsenal and Tottenham both have stadiums with seating capacity of 60,000 or more, making them good contenders for UEFA bids.
“Genuinely pleased”: McCoist’s surprising reaction to Celtic’s Champions League goal
Celtic are representing Scottish football in the Champions League this season, and they did so admirably by defeating Slovakian giants Slovan Bratislava 5-1 on Wednesday night
The overwhelming victory at Parkhead started with Liam Scales’ powerful header from Arne Engels’ corner, giving the reigning Scottish Premiership champions a half-time lead.
Rangers icon Ally McCoist provided commentary for TNT Sports’ coverage of Manchester City vs. Inter Milan at the Etihad Stadium.
But it didn’t stop his colleague for the evening, Peter Schmeichel, father of Celtic goalie Kasper, from reminding the Rangers hero of the Glasgow result.
“I was genuinely pleased for the Glasgow team,” McCoist said with a chuckle when questioned about Celtic’s 1-0 lead at halftime.
“It looked offside from here, definitely,” he remarked sheepishly about Scales’ goal.
‘Madness’ – Pundit tears into ‘Crazy’ Rangers man over what he said after the loss to Celtic.
Andy Halliday has lambasted Rangers boss Philippe Clement for comments he made during the Gers’ defeat to Celtic at Parkhead
The Light Blues suffered defeat in the season’s first Old Firm rivalry on Sunday (1 September), when Brendan Rodgers’ Hoops won 3-0, leaving the Gers trailing in the Premiership title race.
Although Open Goal analyst Halliday believes the players let their manager down on the pitch, he says the Belgian’s decision to bring up the earlier win over Ross County after the game was “crazy”.
Speaking on the Open Goal YouTube channel (3 September, 28:43), he said: “What I think is insane is that he brought up the Ross County outcome after the game.
“Let us not forget that we achieved our best result in four years last week against Ross County. Bringing that up is ridiculous to me.”
Will Rangers sack Philippe Clement following their Old Firm loss to Celtic at Parkhead?
While large wins over Ross County may get fans out of their seats on the day, those are not the performances on which you will be evaluated as Rangers manager. Supporters want you to win those games consistently.
Where you make your money and get praise are clashes with Celtic and European matches, and so far, Clement has failed to deliver in either of those fixtures, with the exception of a few of strong Europa League results early in his tenure.
The Gers boss bringing up County’s thrashing after such a bad performance against their Glasgow rivals is not only odd, but also quite foolish, since he should have known that would not sit well with fans.
Comments like these will only put the pressure on the Belgian from fans and commentators in the coming weeks. Something has to change quickly for him to gain the supporters’ support and demonstrate that he is the man to bring a title back to Ibrox.
In other Rangers news, Chris Sutton has delivered a new Clement sack verdict and informed the Gers that one call has “massively backfired”
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