2021 UEFA Champions League final

2021 UEFA Champions League final
Match programme cover
Event2020–21 UEFA Champions League
Manchester City Chelsea
England England
0 1
Date29 May 2021 (2021-05-29)
VenueEstádio do Dragão, Porto
Man of the MatchN'Golo Kanté (Chelsea)[1]
RefereeAntonio Mateu Lahoz (Spain)[2]
Attendance14,110[3]
WeatherClear night
19 °C (66 °F)
72% humidity[4]
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The 2021 UEFA Champions League final was the final match of the 2020–21 UEFA Champions League, the 66th season of Europe's premier club football tournament organised by UEFA, and the 29th season since it was renamed from the European Cup to the UEFA Champions League. It was played at the Estádio do Dragão in Porto, Portugal on 29 May 2021,[5] between English clubs Manchester City, in their first European Cup final, and 2012 winners Chelsea. This was the third all-English final in the competition, after the 2008 and 2019 finals.

The final was originally scheduled to be played at the Krestovsky Stadium in Saint Petersburg, Russia. However, due to the postponement and relocation of the 2020 final to Lisbon as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe, the final hosts were shifted back a year, with the Atatürk Olympic Stadium in Istanbul, Turkey instead planning to host the 2021 final.[6] This was the second consecutive final in Portugal. Two weeks before the final, UEFA announced that it would be relocated to Porto to allow a limited number of fans to attend the match.[5] A capacity limit of 33% was agreed for the 50,000-seater Estádio do Dragão, resulting in an attendance of 14,110.[7]

Chelsea won the final 1–0 for their second UEFA Champions League title, with Kai Havertz scoring the only goal of the game late in the first half.[8] As winners, they earned the right to play against the winners of the 2020–21 UEFA Europa League, Villarreal, in the 2021 UEFA Super Cup, and also qualified for the 2021 FIFA Club World Cup, both of which they won. Chelsea also qualified for the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup through UEFA's champions pathway (the winners of the Champions League between 2021 and 2024). Manchester City also qualified after they won the Champions League in 2023.[9]

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  2. ^ "Referee teams appointed for UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League finals". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 12 May 2021. Archived from the original on 12 May 2021. Retrieved 12 May 2021.
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  4. ^ "Tactical Line-ups – Final – Saturday 29 May 2021" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 29 May 2021. Archived (PDF) from the original on 29 May 2021. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
  5. ^ a b "UEFA Champions League final to move to Portugal to allow 6,000 fans of each team to attend". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 13 May 2021. Archived from the original on 13 May 2021. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
  6. ^ "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.
  7. ^ UEFA.com (29 May 2021). "2021 Champions League final: all you need to know". UEFA.com. Retrieved 5 May 2022.
  8. ^ "Man. City 0–1 Chelsea: Havertz gives Blues second Champions League triumph". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 29 May 2021. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
  9. ^ "FIFA Council confirms key details for FIFA Club World Cup 2025". www.fifa.com. Retrieved 20 December 2023.