Russian government says the change of venue for the UEFA Champions League final is a “shame”

The situation in Ukraine after the military invasion of Russia, has made the UEFA take action on the matter and make the decision to change the venue of the final that was scheduled to be played in Saint Petersburg.

After the decision adopted by the governing body of European football, the Russian government described the decision as “a shame” by moving the venue from the Krestovski Stadium to the Stade Saint-Denis in Paris, where it will finally be the place to meet the European champion.

Josep Borrell: “Russia has been expelled from Eurovision. It may seem irrelevant from a geopolitical point of view, but it has a social impact Also the Champions League final, which will not be held in St. Petersburg, and the F1 Grand Prix has been cancelled” pic.twitter.com/SoBnE2lFkA

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After a series of negotiations with other offices in Spain, Germany and England, the decision was made to send the final to the Saint-Denis stadium in Paris, where the final of the UEFA Champions League was played between Barcelona and Arsenal in the year 2006, in addition, the final of the World Cup in France 1998.

The Kremlin spokesman, Dmitry Peskov, has criticized UEFA’s decision to change the venue for the Champions League final from Saint Petersburg to Paris: “It is a shame and a shame that such a decision was made. We could have provided the best conditions for the event” pic.twitter.com/7KrZRbcL0Z— Manu Heredia (@ManuHeredia09) February 25, 2022

The Russian government spokesman, Dmitri Peskov, was outraged by the decision made by UEFA. “It is a shame and a pity that such a decision was made. We could have provided the best conditions for the event,” he commented.

Russia has been vetoed suspended so far from several events of a cultural nature such as Eurovision, the suspension of the Sochi Grand Prix in the Formula 1 and it is expected that a decision is made on the playoff match where the Russian National Team will have to face the National Team in the first instance from Poland.