The Champions League final has been relocated from St Petersburg to Paris due to Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

• UEFA revokes St Petersburg's hosting of the match following Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
• UEFA competitions require Russian and Ukrainian clubs and national teams to play home matches at neutral venues.

The Champions League final on May 28 has been relocated from St Petersburg to Paris due to Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

The UEFA executive committee convened an emergency meeting on Friday and made the decision to relocate the upcoming showpiece from the 68,000-capacity Gazprom Arena in Moscow to the Stade de France in Paris.

The UEFA Executive Committee met in an extraordinary session due to the deteriorating security situation in Europe.

The UEFA Executive Committee opted to move the 2021/22 UEFA Men's Champions League final from Saint Petersburg to Stade de France in Saint-Denis. The match will be played on schedule at 21:00 CET on Saturday 28 May.

The French Republic President Emmanuel Macron has received thanks and appreciation from UEFA for his personal support and commitment to move the most prestigious game of European club football to France during a crisis.

The French government and UEFA will collaborate to provide aid to football players and their families in Ukraine who are experiencing severe human suffering, devastation, and displacement.

The executive committee mandated that Russian and Ukrainian clubs and national teams competing in UEFA competitions must play their home matches at neutral venues until further notice.

The upcoming 2022-23 Nations League will have an impact on Spartak Moscow in the Europa League and also on Russia and Ukraine.

The FIFA World Cup play-off matches for next month are still undecided.

Poland will face Russia in a play-off semi-final on March 24, with the winner advancing to Qatar to compete against the winner of the Sweden vs Czech Republic semi-final.

On Thursday, the federations of Poland, Sweden, and the Czech Republic issued a statement calling for matches not to be played on Russian territory and for "alternative solutions" to be found.

FIFA president Gianni Infantino stated on Thursday that his organization would address the issue with urgency, but he expressed hope that the situation would be resolved by next month.

The play-off semi-final between Ukraine and Scotland at Hampden Park on March 24 is uncertain due to the suspension of the Ukrainian league following the invasion.