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Champions League final returns to Camp Nou

Barcelona’s rebuilt Camp Nou will host the Champions League final in 2029, 30 years after last staging the showpiece.

UEFA announced on Tuesday that the 2028 final will be staged at the Allianz Arena in Munich, before the showpiece heads to Barcelona the following year.

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Munich last hosted the final in 2025, when Paris Saint-Germain thrashed Inter Milan 5-0 to lift the trophy for the first time.

The Camp Nou last staged the Champions League final in 1999, when Manchester United famously scored twice in stoppage time to complete a dramatic 2-1 comeback victory against Bayern Munich.

Spain will also host the 2027 final at Atletico Madrid’s Metropolitano Stadium.

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UEFA confirmed Bucharest and Belgrade as hosts of the 2028 and 2029 Europa League finals respectively, while the Conference League finals will be staged in Turin and Budapest.

– AFP

Photo: FCBarcelona_es/X

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