Champions League final shifted to Paris

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Paris will host this season's Champions League final after St Petersburg was stripped of the match due to Russia's military invasion of Ukraine, UEFA announced on Friday.

The showpiece occasion of the European club season will be played at the Stade de France on Saturday, May 28, European football's governing body said after holding an emergency meeting in response to the crisis.

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