UEFA Champions League Final 2022 - Everything you need to know

UEFA Champions League Final 2022 - Everything you need to know

When is the 2022 Champions League final?

The highly anticipated 2022 UEFA Champions League Final will be the final match of the 2021–22 UEFA Champions League competition. The final is scheduled to take place at the Stade de France in Saint-Denis, France, on May 28, 2022 at 9 p.m. local / 8 p.m. GMT / 3 p.m. E

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Where is the 2022 Champions league final being played?

The UCL final was not originally scheduled to be played in France. The original location was to be the Allianz Arena in Munich, Germany. Following the postponement / relocation of the 2020 final, the final hosts were shifted back a year, which resulted in the 2022 final being given to the Krestovsky Stadium in Saint Petersburg.
Following the Russian invasion of Ukraine on February 24, 2022, UEFA called an meeting of their executive committee. A day later, UEFA confirmed that the final would be moved to the Stade de France in Saint-Denis.

Stade de France

Who is playing in the 2022 Champions League final?

The 2022 final will be between English club Liverpool and Spanish club Real Madrid. It will be the 3rd time these two clubs meet in the European Cup final, after previous meetings in 1981 and 2018.

The Reds of Liverpool knocked out Spanish side Villarreal in the semifinals, 5-2 on aggregate over two legs.
Liverpool rivals Manchester City had a two-goal aggregate lead in Madrid with one minute left, only two watch Los Blancos tie in stoppage time and then win the series in extra time on a Karim Benzema penalty kick (6-5 on aggregate).
Benzema leads Real Madrid to yet another UCL final
What's the format of the Champions League final?
If the score is equal at the end of normal time, two 15-minute periods of extra time are played. If one of the teams scores more goals than the other during extra time, that team are declared the winners.

If the score is still equal after extra time, the winners are determined by kicks from the penalty spot.