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Published: May 10, 2021 9:51 am
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Champions League relocation
It seems a growing likelihood that the Champions League final is to be moved to the UK and specifically London’s Wembley Stadium.
Due to Turkey being placed on the red list by the UK government last week, the prospects of 12,000 supporters needing to isolate for 10 days threw UEFA’s plans into disarray.
Istanbul was set to host the Champions League final last season before the pandemic hits and saw the final knockout games played across the stadiums in Lisbon.
Paris Saint-Germain’s Brazilian defender Thiago Silva (L) and Bayern Munich’s Spanish midfielder Javier Martinez react after the UEFA Champions League final football match between Paris Saint-Germain and Bayern Munich at the Luz stadium in Lisbon on August 23, 2020. (Photo by LLUIS GENE / POOL / AFP) (Photo by LLUIS GENE/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)
There is likely to be animosity from the Turkish Football authorities to another change but the switch makes a lot of sense.
Both sides playing each other, Manchester City and Chelsea, being from the same country and therefore the great majority of travelling supporters situated in England also, it makes logistical sense to make the switch.
The Times reports that in regards to the number of fans it could be less than Istanbul at 10,000 however, there is the possibility of a change to see more supporters be allowed entry.
Porto is a second option but last night there was a growing belief that the game will be held at England’s national stadium. Attendances there are capped at 10,000 but the FA Cup final on Saturday has test-event status and will host 20,000.
Impact on EFL play-offs
With the moving of the final to Wembley the logistics of the EFL play-offs must be considered.
The matches for League 1 and League 2 are set to be played across the 30th and 31st May, with the Champions League final on the 29th.
Supposedly the EFL are open to the games being moved to other stadia to compensate. They could also be pushed back by a single day to help accommodate a Wembley hosting
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— Mirror Football (@MirrorFootball) May 8, 2021
The Evening Standard reports that Arsenal’s Emirates Stadium or Spurs’ Tottenham Hotspurs Stadium could become the hosts of the matches.
Tuchel confidence grows
Chelsea have now beaten Manchester City twice in a short space of time. A 1-0 win in the FA Cup semi-final and a 2-1 win at the Etihad in the league.
Coach Thomas Tuchel believes that this still changes little in regards to the actual game however.
“I said before it would not change too much, no matter what result came out of this game. I will stick with that but surely it’s not a disadvantage for us to have this experience, in such a short time, of beating them twice,” said Tuchel.
Chelsea’s Kai Havertz and Chelsea manager Thomas Tuchel after the Premier League match at Stamford Bridge, London. Picture date: Monday March 8, 2021. (Photo by Glyn Kirk/PA Images via Getty Images)
What the German did however admit to was the fact that it gives his side ‘belief’ they can overcome the odds and beat the prospective Premier League champions.
“It gives us the true belief that we can do it because we’ve already done it. We’ll try to conserve the feeling and this momentum for our arrival in Istanbul, because we’ll arrive with a clear target and a clear objective to win,” he said.
“The best way to play a final is to be self-confident and I think we can conserve this feeling from these two matches.”
There is still some work to be done domestically by both sides and much can change before the final, wherever it may be held, takes place.
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Premier League table
| # | Team | MP | D | P |
| 1 | Manchester City FC | 35 | 46 | 80 |
| 2 | Manchester United FC | 34 | 31 | 70 |
| 3 | Chelsea FC | 35 | 23 | 64 |
| 4 | Leicester City FC | 35 | 20 | 63 |
| 5 | West Ham United FC | 34 | 11 | 58 |
| 6 | Liverpool FC | 34 | 18 | 57 |
| 7 | Tottenham Hotspur FC | 35 | 20 | 56 |
| 8 | Everton FC | 33 | 3 | 52 |
| 9 | Leeds United | 35 | 0 | 50 |
| 10 | Arsenal FC | 34 | 9 | 49 |
| 11 | Aston Villa FC | 34 | 8 | 48 |
| 12 | Wolverhampton Wanderers FC | 35 | -12 | 45 |
| 13 | Crystal Palace FC | 34 | -20 | 41 |
| 14 | Newcastle United FC | 35 | -18 | 39 |
| 15 | Brighton & Hove Albion FC | 35 | -5 | 37 |
| 16 | Southampton FC | 34 | -20 | 37 |
| 17 | Burnley FC | 34 | -16 | 36 |
| 18 | Fulham FC | 34 | -20 | 27 |
| 19 | West Bromwich Albion | 34 | -34 | 26 |
| 20 | Sheffield United FC | 35 | -44 | 17 |
| Player | Team | Goals |
|---|---|---|
| Kane, Harry | Tottenham Hotspur FC | 21 |
| Salah, Mohamed | Liverpool FC | 20 |
| Fernandes, Bruno | Manchester United FC | 17 |
| Son, Heung Min | Tottenham Hotspur FC | 17 |
| Calvert-Lewin, Dominic | Everton FC | 16 |
| Bamford, Patrick | Leeds United | 15 |
| Vardy, Jamie | Leicester City FC | 13 |
| Watkins, Ollie | Aston Villa FC | 13 |
| Lacazette, Alexandre | Arsenal FC | 13 |
| Wilson, Callum | Newcastle United FC | 12 |
| Gundogan, Ilkay | Manchester City FC | 12 |
| Wood, Chris | Burnley FC | 11 |
| Iheanacho, Kelechi | Leicester City FC | 11 |
| Rashford, Marcus | Manchester United FC | 10 |
| Sterling, Raheem | Manchester City FC | 10 |
| Pereira, Matheus | West Bromwich Albion | 10 |
| Ings, Danny | Southampton FC | 10 |
| Aubameyang, Pierre-Emerick | Arsenal FC | 10 |
| Zaha, Wilfried | Crystal Palace FC | 10 |
| Mane, Sadio | Liverpool FC | 9 |
| Player | Team | Red Cards | Yellow Cards |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maguire, Harry | Manchester United FC | 0 | 11 |
| Gallagher, Conor | West Bromwich Albion | 0 | 10 |
| Milivojevic, Luka | Crystal Palace FC | 1 | 8 |
| Lundstram, John | Sheffield United FC | 1 | 8 |
| Luiz, Douglas | Aston Villa FC | 0 | 8 |
| Soucek, Tomas | West Ham United FC | 1 | 7 |
| McGinn, John | Aston Villa FC | 0 | 8 |
| Hojbjerg, Pierre | Tottenham Hotspur FC | 0 | 8 |
| Xhaka, Granit | Arsenal FC | 1 | 7 |
| Bellerin, Hector | Arsenal FC | 0 | 8 |
| Egan, John | Sheffield United FC | 1 | 7 |
| Holgate, Mason | Everton FC | 0 | 8 |
| Bissouma, Yves | Brighton & Hove Albion FC | 1 | 7 |
| Hayden, Isaac | Newcastle United FC | 0 | 8 |
| McGoldrick, David | Sheffield United FC | 0 | 7 |
| Shaw, Luke | Manchester United FC | 0 | 7 |
| Neves, Ruben | Wolverhampton Wanderers FC | 0 | 7 |
| Dunk, Lewis | Brighton & Hove Albion FC | 2 | 5 |
| Reid, Bobby | Fulham FC | 0 | 7 |
| Evans, Jonny | Leicester City FC | 0 | 7 |
| Player | Team | Assists |
|---|---|---|
| Kane, Harry | Tottenham Hotspur FC | 13 |
| Fernandes, Bruno | Manchester United FC | 11 |
| Son, Heung Min | Tottenham Hotspur FC | 10 |
| Grealish, Jack | Aston Villa FC | 10 |
| De Bruyne, Kevin | Manchester City FC | 10 |
| Rashford, Marcus | Manchester United FC | 9 |
| Vardy, Jamie | Leicester City FC | 8 |
| Werner, Timo | Chelsea FC | 8 |
| Raphinha | Leeds United | 7 |
| Gross, Pascal | Brighton & Hove Albion FC | 7 |
| Cresswell, Aaron | West Ham United FC | 7 |
| Digne, Lucas | Everton FC | 7 |
| Bamford, Patrick | Leeds United | 6 |
| Sterling, Raheem | Manchester City FC | 6 |
| Pereira, Matheus | West Bromwich Albion | 6 |
| Mane, Sadio | Liverpool FC | 6 |
| Ward-Prowse, James | Southampton FC | 6 |
| Harrison, Jack | Leeds United | 6 |
| Firmino, Roberto | Liverpool FC | 6 |
| Neto, Pedro | Wolverhampton Wanderers FC | 6 |
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