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Champions League 2021 final: When it is, venue, how to watch & will fans be allowed to attend?

The 2020-21 Champions League is coming to a close and attention now turns towards the competition final.

Goal brings you all you need to know about when the decider is, as well as how to watch it live on television or stream online in the United Kingdom and United States.

Contents

  1. When is the Champions League 2021 final?
  2. Where is the Champions League 2021 final?
  3. Which teams are in the Champions League 2021 final?
  4. How to watch or stream Champions League 2021 final
  5. Will fans be allowed to attend Champions League 2021 final?

When is the Champions League 2021 final?

The 2021 Champions League final will be played on Saturday May 29. The match will kick-off at 8pm BST (3pm ET).

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Where is the Champions League 2021 final?

The 2021 Champions League final will be played at Estadio do Dragao in Porto, Portugal. Home of Portuguese Primeira Liga side Porto, it has a capacity of 50,000.

It will be the second year in a row that the decider is held in Portugal, with Estadio da Luz in Lisbon staging the 2020 final.

The Ataturk Olympic Stadium was originally set to host the 2021 final, but UEFA moved the venue to Portugal following the UK government's decision to place Turkey on its Covid-19 travel 'red list'.

"Fans have had to suffer more than twelve months without the ability to see their teams live and reaching a Champions League final is the pinnacle of club football," said UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin. 

"To deprive those supporters of the chance to see the match in person was not an option and I am delighted that this compromise has been found."

The Ataturk Olympic Stadium had been set to host the 2020 final too, so the news comes as a blow to the Turkish football authorities, who have now missed out twice due to public health issues.

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Which teams are in the Champions League 2021 final?

Manchester City will play  Chelsea in the Champions League final this season.

Pep Guardiola's side defeated Paris Saint-Germain 4-1 on aggregate in the semi-finals. Thomas Tuchel's Blues, meanwhile, overcame Real Madrid by an aggregate score of 3-1.

The make-up of the 2021 showpiece was confirmed on May 5, when the last of the semi-final matches was played.

It will be Man City's first ever appearance in the Champions League final, while Chelsea are contesting one for the third time.

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How to watch or stream Champions League 2021 final

In the UK, the final will be shown live on BT Sport 1 and it will also be available to watch on the official BT Sport YouTube channel.

In the U.S., the final will be shown live on  CBS All Access and TUDN Deportes .

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Will fans be allowed to attend Champions League 2021 final?

A total of 16,500 fans will be allowed to attend the Champions League final following UEFA's decision to move the game to Portugal.

Man City and Chelsea received an allocation of 6,000 tickets each, with the general public free to purchase tickets from May 24.

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