2021 UEFA Champions League Final
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The 2021 UEFA Champions League Final was the final match of the 2020–21 UEFA Champions League, the 66th season of Europe's premier club football tournament organised by UEFA, and the 29th season since it was renamed from the European Cup to the UEFA Champions League. It was played at the Estádio do Dragão in Porto, Portugal on 29 May 2021,[5] between English clubs Manchester City, in their first European Cup final, and 2012 winners Chelsea. This was the third all-English final in the competition, after the 2008 and 2019 finals.
Event | 2020–21 UEFA Champions League | ||||||
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Date | 29 May 2021 (2021-05-29) | ||||||
Venue | Estádio do Dragão, Porto | ||||||
Man of the Match | N'Golo Kanté (Chelsea)[1] | ||||||
Referee | Antonio Mateu Lahoz (Spain)[2] | ||||||
Attendance | 14,110[3] | ||||||
Weather | Clear night 19 °C (66 °F) 72% humidity[4] | ||||||
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The final was originally scheduled to be played at the Krestovsky Stadium in Saint Petersburg, Russia. However, due to the postponement and relocation of the 2020 final to Lisbon as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe, the final hosts were moved back a year, with the Atatürk Olympic Stadium in Istanbul, Turkey instead planning to host the 2021 final.[6] On 7 May 2021, UEFA confirmed they would consider removing Istanbul as the host of the final due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic in Turkey. Two weeks before the final, UEFA announced that it would be relocated to Porto to allow a limited number of fans to attend the match.[5] A capacity limit of 33% was agreed for the 50,000-seater Estádio do Dragão, resulting in an attendance of 14,110.[7]
Chelsea won the final 1–0 for their second UEFA Champions League title, with Kai Havertz scoring the only goal of the game late in the first half.[8] As winners, they earned the right to play against the winners of the 2020–21 UEFA Europa League, Villarreal, in the 2021 UEFA Super Cup, and also qualified for the 2021 FIFA Club World Cup, both of which they won.