The outbreak of conflict in Russia and Ukraine has triggered a chain reaction in the football world!
Russian gas football stadium in St. Petersburg
UEFA announced yesterday that the Champions League final, which was scheduled to be held in St. Petersburg, Russia, would be held in a different place. This season's Champions League final was supposed to take place on May 28 at the Russian Gas Arena in St. Petersburg. This is the third consecutive season of a change of venue in the Champions League final. The Champions League finals of the 20-21 and 19-20 seasons were originally scheduled to be held at the Ataturk Stadium in Istanbul, Turkey, but because of the pandemic, they all ended up in Portugal, once at the Dragon Stadium in Porto and once at the Stadium of Light in Benfica.
At the same time, the Poland, Sweden and Czech Republic issued a statement refusing to go to Russia to participate in the World Cup European qualifier play-offs. The three teams are in Group B with Russia. Russia played Poland in the first round. If Poland can be defeated, Russia will continue to sit at home to meet the victors between Sweden and the Czech Republic. The winning team will receive a ticket to the World Cup.
The official website of the Ukrainian Premier League issued an announcement on the 24th, announcing the suspension of the league. The Ukrainian Super League is currently in its 18th round, with miner Donetsk accumulating 47 points to lead the table. The Doneesk miners have been relocated to Kiev, the capital of Ukraine, several times after clashes broke out in eastern Ukraine in 2014.
Yaremchuk
In the Champions League quarter-final in the early hours of Yesterday's Beijing time, Benfica's Ukrainian striker Yaremchuk received a yellow card after scoring a goal in the Champions League quarter-finals of the Champions League. The two teams eventually drew 2-2.