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    The road to Russia

    Sep 03, 2021 5 minutes

    A final in Saint Petersburg’s picturesque Krestovsky Stadium will be the reward for two of the 32 teams who make it to UEFA’s showpiece event in 2022.

    European football is in a state of flux off the pitch, and that’s not solely down to the pandemic. Even the biggest clubs are struggling to find their place in the grand scheme of things after the failure of Super League plans that threatened the prestige of this competition.

    There are changes on the pitch too. Away goals will not be used for the first time since the 1966-67 season after UEFA scrapped the rule across all of its continental competitions.

    Despite the financial issues, the usual names are still expected to be in the mix for Europe’s top prize. None more so than

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