Pedestrians along the Caspian seaside with the Flame Towers in the background in Baku, Azerbaijan. The Olympic Stadium in Baku has been selected to host the 2019 UEFA Europa League final on Wednesday, the first such fixture to be played in Azerbaijan. – EPA pic, May 25, 2019.
UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin has defended the decision to host the Europa League final in Baku in an interview with German news magazine Der Spiegel set to be published today. Chelsea and Arsenal are set to play in Baku on May 29, and UEFA has faced heavy criticism, both for the distance of the venue from London and over Azerbaijan’s record on human rights.
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