10 Best UEFA Champions League Stadiums

"Take me home, United road. To the place I belong. To Old Trafford, to see United! Take me home, United road!"

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Wembley Stadium, Wembley Park, Brent, Greater London (2010-04-08) by Damian Grady, English HeritageHistoric England

The UEFA Champions League is Europe's, and arguably the world's premier club football tournament. It pits many of the world's best players and teams against each other, and as such takes place in some incredible arenas. Scroll, click, and drag, to explore them in Street View...

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Wembley Stadium, London

The UEFA Championships take place in some of the greatest sports grounds in the world, but there's nowhere quite like Wembley. Some may say it doesn't have the same charm as the old stadium, but it certainly has the electric atmosphere.

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Old Trafford, Manchester

Sir Bobby Charlton nicknamed it the 'Theatre of Dreams', and for many fans around the world, visiting Old Trafford, the home of Manchester United, really would be a dream come true. The first European game was played here in April 1957, against none other than Real Madrid.

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Estadio da Luz, Lisbon

Officially the Estádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica, the Estádio da Luz has hosted numerous UEFA finals, including the 2004 Euro final, the 2014 Champions League Final, and is due to host to the 2020 final, albeit behind closed doors. Day to day, it's the home of S.L. Benfica.

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Allianz Arena, Munich

Munich's Allianz Arena is an architectural wonder, covered in inflatable plastic bubbles, earning it the nickname Schlauchboot, 'dinghy'. At night, this high-tech facade can be fully lit up, like a giant TV screen - German engineering at its finest.

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San Siro, Milan

Two teams share the Stadio Giuseppe Meazza, or San Siro to it's fans: AC Milan and Inter Milan. When the stadium was inaugurated on 19 September, 1926, 35,000 spectators saw Inter defeat AC Milan 6–3. Their long rivalry is played out twice a year in the Derby della Madonnina.

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Stadion Feijenoord, Rotterdam

The Dutch Stadion Feijenoord takes its name from the local neighbourhood, and the local team, but it's better known as De Kuip, 'the Tub'. During the Second World War, the stadium was badly damaged, and nearly torn down for scrap by German occupiers - thankfully it never was.

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Karaiskakis Stadium, Piraeus, Greece

Before it was the Karaiskakis Stadium, it was the Neo Phaliron Velodrome of the first modern Olympic games, held in 1896. In 2004, when Athens once again hosted the games, the old stadium was torn down and completely rebuilt. It's yet to host a UEFA final, but it's ready.

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Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow

It's said that the architects and engineers who built the original Luzhniki Stadium chose the site for its natural beauty, the fresh air, green grass, and wide river being essential for the future of sports. It's name, appropriately, translates to The Meadows.

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Camp Nou, Barcelona

It's often said that the Catalan champions FC Barcelona are 'more than a club', and their home ground, the Camp Nou is more than a stadium - since 1957 it's been seen as a proud symbol of Catalonian culture and footballing excellence.

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Stade de France, Paris

On 12 July 1998, months after the stadium was opened, France defeated Brazil 3–0 in the 1998 FIFA World Cup Final. It has hosted Champions League finals as well as Euro 2016. No local teams play here, but it is the home ground of the formidable French national football team.

The All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, Wimbledon, Merton, Greater London (2011-10-20) by Damian Grady, English HeritageHistoric England

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