2023 UEFA Champions League final

2023 UEFA Champions League final
Match programme cover
Event2022–23 UEFA Champions League
Date10 June 2023 (2023-06-10)
VenueAtatürk Olympic Stadium, Istanbul
Man of the MatchRodri (Manchester City)[1]
RefereeSzymon Marciniak (Poland)[2]
Attendance71,412[3]
WeatherClear night
21 °C (70 °F)
54% humidity[4]
2022
2024

The 2023 UEFA Champions League final was the final match of the 2022–23 UEFA Champions League, the 68th season of Europe's premier club football tournament organised by UEFA. It was played at the Atatürk Olympic Stadium in Istanbul, Turkey, on 10 June 2023,[5] between English club Manchester City and Italian club Inter Milan, with Manchester City winning 1–0 via a second-half goal by Rodri, who was named man of the match by UEFA. For Manchester City, this was their first-ever European Cup, and first European trophy since 1970. Having earlier won the Premier League and FA Cup titles, they achieved the continental treble, only the second time it had been achieved in English men's football history.[6][7] As winners, Manchester City earned the right to play against Sevilla, the winners of the 2022–23 UEFA Europa League, in the 2023 UEFA Super Cup, as well as qualifying for the 2023 FIFA Club World Cup; they went on to win both competitions. They also qualified for the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup through UEFA's champions pathway (winners of the 2021–2024 Champions Leagues).

The final was originally scheduled to be played at Wembley Stadium in London, England. However, due to the postponement and relocation of the 2020 final because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the scheduled hosts for subsequent finals were shifted back a year, and the Allianz Arena in Munich was assigned the 2023 final.[8] When the 2021 final, which had been scheduled to be played in Istanbul, also had to be relocated due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2023 final was given to Istanbul instead, and Munich received the 2025 final.[9]

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  4. ^ "Tactical Line-ups – Final – Saturday 10 June 2023" (PDF). UEFA. 10 June 2023. Retrieved 10 June 2023.
  5. ^ "International match calendar and access list for 2022/23". UEFA Circular Letter. No. 51/2021. Union of European Football Associations. 19 July 2021. Retrieved 5 November 2021.
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  8. ^ "UEFA competitions to resume in August". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 17 June 2020. Archived from the original on 25 August 2020. Retrieved 17 June 2020.
  9. ^ "Venues appointed for club competition finals". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 16 July 2021. Archived from the original on 16 July 2021. Retrieved 20 July 2021.