MOSCOW, Oct 22 General Director of the Organizing Committee for the preparation of the Champions League final of the season- 2021/22 in St. Petersburg, Alexei Sorokin said that the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) paid compensation to the Russian side for organizing the tournament. Initially, the Champions League final was supposed to be hosted by St. Petersburg, but due to the aggravation of the situation in Ukraine, UEFA decided to select the Russian city has the right to host the match. The final meeting was held in the suburbs of Paris at the Stade de France stadium. «All compensation from UEFA has been paid to all contractors. The issue is closed. UEFA does not owe anything now. There were no difficulties, just the amount was discussed for a long time. These were normal, working discussions «I can't say with certainty about their relationship with the management of the stadium in St. Petersburg. From our point of view, all costs to contractors were compensated,» Sorokin was quoted by Sport-Express.
