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Munich and Barcelona receive Champions finals
Munich will host the 2028 final and Barcelona the following year.
What happened
UEFA’s Executive Committee awarded the men’s Champions League finals to Munich’s Allianz Arena for 2028 and Barcelona’s Camp Nou for 2029. Munich’s match is scheduled for 27 May. The decisions were made at a meeting in Thessaloniki, alongside host selections for other UEFA club finals.
Numbers
- 2028Munich hosts men’s final
- 2029Barcelona hosts men’s final
- 27 May 2028Scheduled Munich final date
- 30 yearsGap since Camp Nou final
Questions
- Which other finals were assigned?
- Lyon will stage the earlier women’s final and Cardiff the later one; Turin will host a Conference League final.
- Why did Munich receive its final?
- Munich was the only candidate for the earlier final, while Barcelona’s bid for the later final faced Wembley.
- When did Camp Nou last host?
- It last staged the men’s final in 1999, after first hosting the competition’s predecessor final a decade earlier.
- Could Bayern play at home?
- If Bayern qualify and reach the final, they could play at their own stadium; they lost their only home final on penalties.
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The catch
The hosts are fixed, but neither finalist nor ticket arrangements have been determined.