UEFA confirms that Madrid will play the Champions League at Di Stéfano

The UEFA confirmed this Tuesday that the Real Madrid will play their home matches in the group stage of the Champions in the Alfredo Di Stéfano Stadium. The remodeling of the Santiago Bernabéu stadium, together with restrictions on public entry, caused the Real Madrid will move its headquarters to Valdebebas for your shocks at home in League, a measure that will also continue in the top continental competition.

He Madrid will begin its journey in the Champions on October 21 at home to him Shaktar Donetsk. “If Real Madrid qualify for the round of 16, it will be evaluated whether the matches can be played at the Bernabéu,” said the UEFA it's a statement. The Ukrainian team, meanwhile, will continue without playing at home in Europe in their stadium, the Donbass Arena of Donetsk, a stadium that has not been present in continental competitions since 2014 due to the conflict between Ukraine and Russia.

The UEFA confirmed that the Shakhtar will now play their home games at the Stadium Kiev Olympic, from the visit of the Inter de Milan October 27. The other team in Group B is the Borussia
Mönchengladbach. For more than three seasons, the Shakhtar played his home competition matches UEFA in nearby Kharkov.