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Atletico Madrid Metropolitano Stadium to Host 2027 Champions League final—-The Champions League final is going back to Atletico Madrid’s Metropolitano Stadium in 2027.

UEFA picked the venue on Thursday to host the showpiece game that was originally slated for San Siro in Milan.

The Metropolitano, which opened in 2017, previously hosted the Champions League final in 2019 when Liverpool beat Tottenham 2-0.

The Women’s Champion League final in 2027 will go to Poland, at the National Stadium in Warsaw, the UEFA executive committee decided Thursday.

For the men’s 2027 final, the Spanish Football Federation proposed Atletico’s home, while Azerbaijan bid with the Olympic Stadium in Baku. UEFA ruled out storied San Siro last year despite giving the city of Milan extra time to comply with hosting requirements.

UEFA wanted Milan to show that Giuseppe Meazza Stadium would be available during planned renovation work between staging the opening ceremony for the 2026 Winter Olympics and staging games at the 2032 European Championship, which Italy will co-host with Turkey.

Atletico will have hosted the final twice since Real Madrid’s now-renovated Santiago Bernabeu Stadium last staged it in 2010.

Real Madrid has challenged UEFA with legal actions since 2021 when the club was a key mover challenging the European soccer structure with the breakaway Super League project. It failed within 48 hours of launch.

The Bernabeu is an option for FIFA to decide which stadium hosts the final of the men’s 2030 World Cup that Spain will co-host with Portugal and Morocco.

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BREAKING: Saka Fires Arsenal Into First Champions League Final in 20 Years

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BREAKING: Saka Fires Arsenal Into First Champions League Final in 20 Years—-TCN reports that Arsenal have qualified for the 2026 UEFA Champions League final after a narrow victory over Atlético Madrid, with Bukayo Saka scoring the decisive goal.

Saka’s strike proved to be the difference as Arsenal secured a 1-0 win in the second leg, progressing 2-1 on aggregate following a 1-1 draw in Spain.

The result sees the North London club reach the Champions League final for the first time in two decades, marking a significant milestone in their European journey.

Arsenal will now face either defending champions Paris Saint-Germain or German giants Bayern Munich in the final scheduled for May 30.

This will be only the second Champions League final appearance in Arsenal’s history. Their first came in 2006, when they were narrowly defeated by FC Barcelona.

The Gunners will now be aiming to go one step further and claim their first-ever Champions League title.

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Chelsea Losing Streak Hits Six as Forest Close in on Safety

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Chelsea Losing Streak Hits Six as Forest Close in on Safety—-Chelsea’s miserable end to the season reached another damaging milestone as they slumped to a sixth consecutive league defeat, losing 3-1 to a resurgent Nottingham Forest side. The result marks the first time since November 1993 that the Chelsea have lost six league matches in a row, underlining the depth of their current crisis.

Already enduring their worst run since 1912, the Blues showed little sign of recovery as Forest struck early and never looked back. Taiwo Awoniyi opened the scoring inside two minutes, setting the tone for a dominant away performance. Forest doubled their lead from the penalty spot after Malo Gusto brought down Awoniyi in the box, allowing Igor Jesus to convert.

Awoniyi added his second of the night early in the second half, finishing from a low delivery by Morgan Gibbs-White to make it 3-0 and effectively end the contest.

The moment was further overshadowed by a worrying collision that saw Jesse Derry stretchered off and taken to hospital.

Chelsea’s frustrations continued to mount. Cole Palmer saw his first-half penalty saved by Matz Sels, while a potential goal from João Pedro was ruled out for offside after a VAR review.

Pedro did eventually provide a moment of quality, scoring a stunning stoppage-time bicycle kick from a Marc Cucurella cross to end Chelsea’s goal drought, which had stretched over nine hours of play. However, it proved to be little more than a consolation.

The Blues, currently under interim boss Calum McFarlane following the dismissal of Liam Rosenior, have now gone without a Premier League win since January. Their recent defeats have been particularly heavy, with this result nearly marking a fourth 3-0 loss in five games.

Chelsea remain ninth in the table, now 10 points adrift of the Champions League places and increasingly at risk of slipping into the bottom half. Meanwhile, Forest’s impressive run under Vitor Pereira continues, with the club now unbeaten in seven matches and sitting six points clear of the relegation zone.

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