Originally, the final was supposed to be at Wembley Stadium in London, but because of changes caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, it was moved to Istanbul. Munich will host the 2025 final as a result.[9]
This will be the second UEFA Champions League final played at the Atatürk Olympic Stadium; the first was held in 2005.
Host selection process
An open bidding process was launched on 22 February 2019 by UEFA to select the 2022 and 2023 UEFA Champions League final venues.[12] Associations had until 22 March 2019 to express interest, and bid information had to be submitted by 1 July 2019.[13]
The Allianz Arena was selected by the UEFA Executive Committee during their meeting in Ljubljana, Slovenia on 24 September 2019.[15] The hosts for the 2021 and 2023 UEFA Champions League finals were also appointed at here.[16]
Match
Summary
In the final match, Manchester City made a surprise change by putting Nathan Aké in the starting lineup instead of Kyle Walker. Inter Milan stuck with their usual lineup.[17] Both teams had chances to score in the first half, but Inter's goalkeeper André Onana stopped City from taking the lead. There was a scary moment when Kevin De Bruyne got injured and had to leave the game in the first half. The first half ended without any goals, as Inter played defensively.[18]
In the second half, Romelu Lukaku came in for Edin Džeko and had a good chance with a header. In the 68th minute, Rodri scored the first goal for City, thanks to a pass from Bernardo Silva. Inter almost equalized with a header that hit the crossbar, and they had more chances. Similarly, City also had multiple chances, notably, by Haaland and Phil Foden but ended up wasting them. Ederson and City's defense held strong. In the end, City won the final 1–0.
↑Each team was given only three opportunities to make substitutions, with a fourth opportunity in extra time, excluding substitutions made at half-time, before the start of extra time and at half-time in extra time.
