Stade de France tonight plays host to season 2021/2022 UEFA Champions League final.
The match pits England’s Liverpool and Spain’s Real Madrid.
Liverpool will head into the fixture looking to earn revenge having lost to the same side 3-1 in the 2018 final in Kyiv.
It was Karim Benzema, who scored the opener for Madrid before Senegal international Sadio Mane levelled matters for Liverpool.
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However, Gareth Bale produced an unbelievable bicycle kick to make it 2-1 before the Welshman completed his brace just minutes later, smashing one in from outside the box to clinch the 3-1 victory.
Liverpool striker Mohamed already made it clear that they(Liverpool) have unfinished business.
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The match kicks off at Ten fifteen PM East African Time (EAT)
Stade de France is the national stadium of France, located just north of Paris in the commune of Saint-Denis.
Its seating capacity of 80,698 makes it the seventh largest stadium in Europe.
The stadium is used by the France national football team and France rugby union team for international competition.
It is the largest in Europe for track and field events, seating 78,338 in that configuration.
Despite that, the stadium’s running track is mostly hidden under the football pitch.
Originally built for the 1998 FIFA World Cup, the stadium’s name was recommended by Michel Platini, head of the organizing committee.
On 12 July 1998, France defeated Brazil 3–0 in the 1998 FIFA World Cup Final contested at the stadium.
It will host the athletics events at the 2024 Summer Olympics.
It will also host matches for the 2023 Rugby World Cup.
After the Russian invasion of Ukraine, it was announced that the 2022 UEFA Champions League Final would be moved from the Gazprom Arena to the Stade de France.
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