The Champions League draw takes place today as 32 teams begin their path to the grand final in June.
This will be a special soccer season, as the World Cup will take place in the middle of it and put a halt to both the European leagues and the Champions League, but the road to winning the biggest club tournament starts today, August 25, with the group draw.
When and where will the Champions League final take place in 2023?
The date you need to mark on your calendar is Saturday, June 10, 2023. Time of match is not confirmed yet but taking past finals into account, it will probably be around 3 pm ET. The match will take place in Turkey, at the Istanbul Atatürk Olympic Stadium in the city of the same name, a venue that sits 76,761 fans and was built between 1999 and 2002.
A Stadium with UCL history
The 2023 final will mark the second time that the Istanbul Atatürk Olympic Stadium hosts the biggest soccer club match in the world after it did so in 2005′s epic comeback by Liverpool against Milan. The Reds went down 3-0 at halftime but came back to equalize the game and finally take the win away from the Italians in a spectacular penalty shoot out.
Where will the next Champions League finals take place?
After this season sees a team crowned in Istanbul, the Champions League will take its biggest match to London, with the eighth Wembley final taking place in 2024, and to Munich’s Allianz Arena in 2025.