Could Manchester City v Chelsea mean a move of the play off final?

Monday, 10 May 2021, 9:10
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It is starting to look more likely that the upcoming Champions League final between Manchester City and Chelsea will mean a move of the Championship play off final that was scheduled to take place at Wembley on the same day.

The Champions League final was due to take place in Istanbul on 29 May but with Turkey now on the “red list” of travel areas it would mean that fans of both clubs would not be able to attend the game without a costly quarantine period on their return at best.

Speaking at the weekend travel secretary Grant Schapps said โ€œIโ€™m afraid weโ€™re having to put Turkey on the red list and it will have ramifications. Fans should not travel to Turkey. The FA are in discussions with UEFA already on this and we are very open to hosting the final.

โ€œUltimately itโ€™s the decision of UEFA. We have a successful track record of matches with spectators. Iโ€™ve spoken to the sportโ€™s minister, weโ€™re very open to it and in the end itโ€™s a decision for UEFA but given itโ€™s two English clubs in final weโ€™re waiting to hear what they have to say.โ€

“Of course it’s worth mentioning the UK has already got a successful track record of football matches with spectators, so we’re well placed to do it.”

The Times are now reporting this morning that UEFA are coming around to the idea of the game being at Wembley which could result in a move of at least one of the play off finals either to a different date or to a different venue.

Rearranging the games at Wembley (the three finals are due to be played on 29, 30 and 31 May) seems difficult given the venue is set to host Euro 2020 games from 13 June so an alternative venue is looking most likely?

 

Images courtesy of Getty Images, Athena Picture Agency and Swansea City Football Club.

Phil Sumbler

Been watching the Swans since the very late 1970s and running the Planet Swans website (in all its current and previous guises since the summer of 2001 As it stood JackArmy.net was right at the forefront of some of the activity against Tony Petty back in 2001, breaking many of the stories of the day as fans stood against the actions where the local media failed. Was involved with the Swans Supporters Trust from 2005, for the large part as Chairman before standing down in the summer of 2020.

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