Why there will be Champions League at Chelsea’s home despite club not qualifying
Despite Chelsea finishing 10th in the Premier League last season, outside the eight spots allocated for continental European tournaments, their London home Stamford Bridge will host UEFA Champions League matches. The matches will be played by Ukrainian champions Shakhtar Donetsk, whose traditional home is Donetsk city, inaccessible since the 2014 War in Donbas.
Traditionally, Shakhtar has played at Kyiv, Lviv, Hamburg, Warsaw, Gelsenkirchen, Krakow, and Ljubljana. Chelsea, under the ownership of Todd Boehly and Clearlake Capital since 2022, looks forward to welcoming Shakhtar to London for their Champions League campaign. The club will work closely with Shakhtar to ensure safe and smooth matchdays for both teams and supporters.
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