2021 UEFA Champions League final: Porto
Thursday, May 13, 2021
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Porto's Estádio do Dragão will host the decider in 2021, Portugal's fourth European Cup final.
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The 2020/21 UEFA Champions League final will be held at Porto's Estádio do Dragão on Saturday 29 May, with English winners assured as Manchester City take on Chelsea.
The home of FC Porto, the Estádio do Dragão (Dragon Stadium) is one of Portugal's most iconic stadiums, and staged the 2019 UEFA Nations League decider, when the tournament hosts defeated the Netherlands to take the inaugural title.
Built for UEFA EURO 2004, the arena opened in 2003 with a friendly against a Barcelona team featuring a 16-year-old debutant, Lionel Messi. The stadium replaced Porto's former ground, the Estádio das Antas.
The final was originally intended to take place at Istanbul's Atatürk Olympic Stadium. However, COVID-19 restrictions meant that on 13 May 2021, UEFA decided to change the venues.
Previous finals in Portugal
1967 Celtic 2-1 Inter (Estádio Nacional, Lisbon)
2014 Real Madrid 4-1 Atlético de Madrid, aet (Estádio da Luz, Lisbon)
2020 Bayern 1-0 Paris Saint-Germain (Estádio da Luz, Lisbon)
