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Turkey 'to host the 2023 Champions League final after UEFA chiefs agree to switch showpiece event from Munich to Istanbul following decision to play this year's final in Porto... and capital city will also host Super Cup final in August instead of Belfast

Istanbul will reportedly host the Champions League final in 2023 after this season's showpiece event was moved from Turkey to Portugal as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.

Manchester City and Chelsea were due to meet at the Ataturk Olympic Stadium in Istanbul on May 29.

However, UEFA were forced to find an alternate location after the UK Government placed Turkey on its red list Covid-19 travel destinations, meaning that supporters would not be able to attend the game.

The 2023 Champions League final will be hosted in Istanbul, according to reports in Turkey
Pep Guardiola's side were set to meet Thomas Tuchel's Blues in the Turkish capital on May 29

Wembley Stadium in London, England had been mooted as a possible alternative, but the UK Government's reluctance to allow 2,000 VIPs and staff enter the country without quarantining forced UEFA too look elsewhere.