The 2024 UEFA Champions League final is fast approaching, as Real Madrid and Dortmund prepare to do battle for the biggest club prize in European football.
After a thrilling competition, Dortmund were first to book their spot in the 2023/24 showpiece, as they defeated Paris Saint-Germain 2-0 on aggregate to reach the title match for the first time since 2013.
And 24 hours later Real Madrid produced a stunning comeback to turn their semifinal second leg against Bayern Munich on its head.
Now that the showpiece is fixed, The Sporting News has all the details.
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Where is the UEFA Champions League final 2024?
The 2024 UEFA Champions League final will be played at Wembley Stadium in London, U.K., which boasts a 90,000 capacity.
This will be the ninth European Cup/Champions League final played at the stadium (and its predecessor) making it the arena used most often to stage this match.
UEFA is finally back on track in terms of Champions League final hosts, after being disrupted by the Covid-19 pandemic in 2019 and 2020.
Istanbul's Ataturk Olympic Stadium hosted the 2023 final between Manchester City and Inter Milan, with the impact of the pandemic forcing a reshuffle. in 2022, Paris' Stade de France was the venue for the final between Liverpool and Real Madrid after Saint Petersburg was stripped of hosting rights following Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
The 'home of English football' most recently hosted the final in 2013, as Bayern Munich edged out Bundesliga rivals Borussia Dortmund 2-1.
When is the UEFA Champions League final in 2024?
The 2024 UEFA Champions League final is on June 1, 2024 at Wembley Stadium, in the English capital of London.
The game is set to kick off at 8 p.m. local time, which is 3 p.m. ET in USA/Canada.
Where are future Champions League finals being held?
UEFA has already agreed the host city for the 2025 Champions League final, with Bayern Munich's Allianz Arena set to stage the game.
Europe's governing body traditionally announces final hosts in 2-3 blocks with the 2025 and 2026 hosts set to be confirmed in the coming months.
Where have past Champions League finals been held?
| Year | Stadium | Match |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Ataturk Olympic Stadium (Turkey) | Manchester City 1-0 Inter Milan |
| 2022 | Stade de France (France) | Liverpool 0-1 Real Madrid |
| 2021 | Estadio do Dragao (Portugal) | Chelsea 1-0 Manchester City |
| 2020 | Estadio da Luz (Portugal) | Bayern Munich 1-0 Paris Saint-Germain |
| 2019 | Wanda Metropolitano (Spain) | Liverpool 2-0 Tottenham |
| 2018 | NSC Olimpiyskiy (Ukraine) | Real Madrid 3-1 Liverpool |
| 2017 | Millennium Stadium (Wales) | Real Madrid 4-1 Juventus |
| 2016 | San Siro (Italy) | Real Madrid 1-1 Atletico Madrid (5-3 pen) |
| 2015 | Olympiastadion (Germany) | Barcelona 3-1 Juventus |
| 2014 | Estadio da Luz (Portugal) | Real Madrid 4-1 Atletico Madrid |
| 2013 | Wembley Stadium (England) | Bayern Munich 2-1 Borussia Dortmund |
| 2012 | Allianz Arena (Germany) | Chelsea 1-1 Bayern Munich (4-3 pen) |
| 2011 | Wembley Stadium (England) | Barcelona 3-1 Manchester United |
| 2010 | Bernabeu (Spain) | Inter Milan 2-0 Bayern Munich |
| 2009 | Stadio Olimpico (Italy) | Barcelona 2-0 Manchester United |
| 2008 | Luzhniki Stadium (Russia) | Manchester United 1-1 Chelsea (6-5 pen) |
| 2007 | OAKA Stadium (Greece) | Milan 2-1 Liverpool |
| 2006 | Stade de France (France) | Barcelona 2-1 Arsenal |
| 2005 | Ataturk Olympic Stadium (Turkey) | Liverpool 3-3 Milan (3-2 pen) |
| 2004 | Arena AufSchalke (Germany) | Porto 3-0 Monaco |
| 2003 | Old Trafford (England) | Milan 0-0 Juventus (3-2 pen) |
| 2002 | Hampden Park (Scotland) | Real Madrid 2-1 Bayer Leverkusen |
| 2001 | San Siro (Italy) | Bayern Munich 1-1 Valencia (5-4 pen) |
| 2000 | Stade de France (France) | Real Madrid 3-0 Valencia |
| 1999 | Camp Nou (Spain) | Manchester United 2-1 Bayern Munich |
| 1998 | Amsterdam ArenA (Netherlands) | Real Madrid 1-0 Juventus |
| 1997 | Olympiastadion (Germany) | Borussia Dortmund 3-1 Juventus |
| 1996 | Stadio Olimpico (Italy) | Juventus 1-1 Ajax (4-2 pen) |
| 1995 | Ernst Happel Stadion (Austria) | Ajax 1-0 Milan |
| 1994 | OAKA Stadium (Greece) | Milan 4-0 Barcelona |
| 1993 | Olympiastadion (Germany) | Olympique Marseille 1-0 Milan |
| 1992 | Wembley Stadium (England) | Barcelona 1-0 Sampdoria |
| 1991 | Stadio San Nicola (Italy) | Red Star Belgrade 0-0 Marseille (5-3 pen) |
| 1990 | Prater Stadion (Austria) | Milan 1-0 Benfica |
| 1989 | Camp Nou (Spain) | Milan 4-0 Steaua Bucharest |
| 1988 | Neckarstadion (W. Germany) | PSV 0-0 Benfica (6-5 pen) |
| 1987 | Prater Stadion (Austria) | Porto 2-1 Bayern Munich |
| 1986 | Estadio Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan (Spain) | Steaua Bucharest 0-0 Barcelona (2-0 pen) |
| 1985 | Heysel Stadium (Belgium) | Juventus 1-0 Liverpool |
| 1984 | Stadio Olimpico (Italy) | Liverpool 1-1 Roma (4-2 pen) |
| 1983 | OAKA Stadium (Greece) | Hamburg 1-0 Juventus |
| 1982 | De Kuip (Netherlands) | Aston Villa 1-0 Bayern Munich |
| 1981 | Parc des Princes (France) | Liverpool 1-0 Real Madrid |
| 1980 | Bernabeu (Spain) | Nottingham Forest 1-0 Hamburg |
| 1979 | Olympiastadion (Germany) | Nottingham Forest 1-0 Malmo |
| 1978 | Wembley Stadium (England) | Liverpool 1-0 Club Brugge |
| 1977 | Stadio Olimpico (Italy) | Liverpool 3-1 Borussia Monchengladbach |
| 1976 | Hampden Park (Scotland) | Bayern Munich 1-0 Saint-Etienne |
| 1975 | Parc des Princes (France) | Bayern Munich 2-0 Leeds United |
| 1974 | Heysel Stadium (Belgium) | Bayern Munich 4-0 Atletico Madrid |
| 1973 | Stadion Crvena Zvezda (Yugoslavia) | Ajax 1-0 Juventus |
| 1972 | De Kuip (Netherlands) | Ajax 2-0 Milan |
| 1971 | Wembley Stadium (England) | Ajax 2-0 Panathinaikos |
| 1970 | San Siro (Italy) | Feyenoord 2-1 Celtic |
| 1969 | Bernabeu (Spain) | Milan 4-1 Ajax |
| 1968 | Wembley Stadium (England) | Manchester United 4-1 Benfica |
| 1967 | Estadio Nacional (Portugal) | Celtic 2-1 Inter Milan |
| 1966 | Heysel Stadium (Belgium) | Real Madrid 2-1 Partizan |
| 1965 | San Siro (Italy) | Inter Milan 1-0 Benfica |
| 1964 | Prater Stadion (Austria) | Inter Milan 3-1 Real Madrid |
| 1963 | Wembley Stadium (England) | Milan 2-1 Benfica |
| 1962 | Olympisch Stadion (Netherlands) | Benfica 5-3 Real Madrid |
| 1961 | Wankdorfstadion (Switzerland) | Benfica 3-2 Barcelona |
| 1960 | Hampden Park (Scotland) | Real Madrid 7-3 Eintracht Frankfurt |
| 1959 | Neckarstadion (W. Germany) | Real Madrid 2-0 Reims |
| 1958 | Heysel Stadium (Belgium) | Real Madrid 3-2 AC Milan |
| 1957 | Bernabeu (Spain) | Real Madrid 2-0 Fiorentina |
| 1956 | Stade Velodrome Paris (France) | Real Madrid 4-3 Reims |
