Istanbul to host 2020 Champions League final

AFP  |  Kiev 

Istanbul's Ataturk will host the 2020 final, confirmed in on Thursday.

have been under pressure to ensure future final host cities have the hotel and to cope with the influx of fans, delegates and media for the biggest game in club

have complained to after their fans have faced spiralling accommodation and for fans trying to attend Saturday's final against holders Real Madrid in Kiev, the city which played host to the Euro 2012 final.

"They just don't have the and the hotel capacity to cope with an event of this size and there isn't another major city within real hitting distance of it," told Echo newspaper.

"It's not only affected Liverpool fans but Real Madrid fans too. There will be lessons learned from this. Rest assured, I've raised this at the highest levels of UEFA." Ceferin had already reintroduced a tender process for bidding for finals since taking over as UEFA from

The decision to award the final to was made prior to Ceferin's election as in 2016.

Next season's final will be held at the 67,000-capacity Wanda Metropolitano, home of Atletico Madrid.

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First Published: Thu, May 24 2018. 19:40 IST