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BREAKING NEWS: St Petersburg is STRIPPED of the Champions League final at emergency UEFA summit following Russia's invasion of Ukraine with Paris the chosen location for European showpiece

Saint Petersburg has been stripped of the Champions League final in the wake of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

UEFA confirmed European club football's showpiece occasion on Saturday, May 28 will be moved from the Gazprom Arena in the Russian city after an emergency meeting of its executive committee was convened this morning.

Russian president Vladimir Putin ordered the full-scale invasion of Ukraine on Thursday with troops attacking the country from the north, east and south, inflicting enormous damage to military installations and civilian casualties.

Four Premier League clubs remain in the competition at the last-16 stage with Chelsea, Liverpool and Manchester City taking leads into next month's second leg ties and Manchester United level with Atletico Madrid.