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Lisbon to host Champions League mini tournament, final in August

Lisbon will host this season's Champions League final in August after UEFA confirmed that the final stages of the 2019-20 competition will be held in the Portuguese capital rather than Istanbul, as originally planned.

Following a meeting of UEFA's Executive Committee on Wednesday, it has also been announced that the Champions League will be completed as a mini-competition from the quarterfinal onwards, with Benfica's Estadio da Luz and Sporting's Estadio Jose Alvalade being used to stage the games.

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With both the Champions League and Europa League competitions suspended before completion of the round of 16 in March due to the coronavirus crisis, UEFA has been forced to implement emergency measures in order to complete the two tournaments later this summer.