"After re-opening the bidding process for the 2027 final in October 2024, UEFA only received two applications, from Madrid and Baku, before awarding the game to Madrid following an Executive Committee meeting in Tirana, Albania. The 70,692-capacity stadium, which opened in 2017, is home to LaLiga club Atlético and previously hosted the 2019 Champions League final which resulted in a 2-0 win for Liverpool against Premier League rivals Tottenham Hotspur."
"Milan's San Siro Stadium had initially been selected to stage the men's final, but UEFA withdrew hosting rights in September 2024 after the Italian city had been unable to deliver assurances that the stadium -- the home of Inter Milan and AC Milan -- would be in a fit state to host the game due to possible reconstruction work at the 99-year-old venue."
"The 2027 final will be the sixth time Madrid has hosted showpiece event of Europe's top men's club competition, with only London (eight) being awarded the game more often than the Spanish capital. The 2026 final will be staged in Budapest, Hungary, for the first time, with the Puskas Arena due to stage the game on May 30, 2026. This season's women's final will take place in Norway at Oslo's Ullevaal Stadion."
UEFA awarded the 2027 men's Champions League final to Madrid's Riyadh Air Metropolitano Stadium after a re-opened bidding process that received only two applications, from Madrid and Baku. Milan's San Siro lost hosting rights in September 2024 because the city could not confirm the stadium's fitness amid potential reconstruction. The Riyadh Air Metropolitano has a 70,692 capacity, opened in 2017, and hosted the 2019 final. The 2027 women's final will be at Warsaw's National Stadium. The 2026 men's final will take place at Budapest's Puskas Arena, and Salzburg's Red Bull Arena will host the 2026 Super Cup.
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