UEFA Awards 2028 and 2029 Champions League Finals to Munich and Barcelona

Key facts

• UEFA's Executive Committee, meeting in Thessaloniki, Greece, announced that Munich's Allianz Arena will host the 2028 Champions League final and Barcelona's renovated Camp Nou will host the 2029 final, with Camp Nou beating Wembley in the bidding for 2029.
• Munich was the only bidder for the 2028 final, and the Allianz Arena (called the Munich Football Arena by UEFA) will host the final for the third time after 2012 and 2025.
• Camp Nou last staged the Champions League final in 1999, when Manchester United beat Bayern Munich 2-1, and the renovated stadium is expected to hold around 105,000 spectators.
• Wembley has hosted the Champions League final three times this century, most recently in 2024 when Real Madrid defeated Borussia Dortmund.
• Atlético Madrid's Metropolitano Stadium will host the 2027 final before Munich in 2028 and Barcelona in 2029.