UEFA has confirmed that this season’s Champions League final has been moved to Paris from St Petersburg - following Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
A statement from UEFA on Friday morning confirmed the change of venue following an 'extraordinary meeting' of its executive committee.
The Champions League final was set to be played at the Gazprom Arena in St Petersburg on May 28 after last year's showdown between Chelsea and Manchester City was moved to Portugal.
But after Russian President Vladimir Putin launched a military invasion of neighbouring Ukraine on Thursday, UEFA have now made the decision to strip St Petersburg of the showpiece event and move it to the Stade de France in Saint-Denis.
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"The UEFA Executive Committee today held an extraordinary meeting following the grave escalation of the security situation in Europe," a statement from UEFA read.
"The UEFA Executive Committee decided to relocate the final of the 2021/22 UEFA Men’s Champions League from Saint Petersburg to Stade de France in Saint-Denis. The game will be played as initially scheduled on Saturday 28 May at 21:00 CET.
"UEFA wishes to express its thanks and appreciation to French Republic President Emmanuel Macron for his personal support and commitment to have European club football’s most prestigious game moved to France at a time of unparalleled crisis.
"Together with the French government, UEFA will fully support multi-stakeholder efforts to ensure the provision of rescue for football players and their families in Ukraine who face dire human suffering, destruction and displacement.
"At today’s meeting, the UEFA Executive Committee also decided that Russian and Ukrainian clubs and national teams competing in UEFA competitions will be required to play their home matches at neutral venues until further notice.
"The UEFA Executive Committee further determined to remain on standby to convene further extraordinary meetings, on a regular ongoing basis where required, to reassess the legal and factual situation as it evolves and adopt further decisions as necessary."
Liverpool have progressed to the knockout stages of the competition and they beat Inter Milan 2-0 in the first leg of their round-of-16 tie last week.
They welcome the Serie A giants to Anfield next month in a bid to book themselves a spot in the quarter-finals.
