Uefa is making plans to announce the showdown between Manchester City and Chelsea will be staged at the Estadio do Dragao after receiving assurances over the size of the crowd at the game.
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The match will air live and in HD on StarTimes’ World Football channel.
The Government decision to place Turkey on the high-risk ‘red list’ for international travel on Friday evening threw plans to stage the all-English May 29 showpiece in Istanbul into disarray.
The skillful centre-back, who had found himself out of favour at Chelsea, has flourished for Milan this season, shoring up their defence in his 19 appearances for the club.
The two sides went into the game joint-fourth in Serie A and Brahim Diaz gave Milan the lead right on half-time
Manchester City and Chelsea are currently due to meet in Istanbul for the showpiece event on May 29, but Turkey has been placed on the UK Government’s “red list” after a surge in coronavirus cases.
Everton’s own top-four aspirations appeared to come to a crashing end after the home defeat to Aston Villa last weekend, but Carlo Ancelotti will still be aiming to compete in Europe next season.
The Blues will now face Man City at the Ataturk Olympic Stadium on May 29
The 23-year-old has enjoyed a relatively strong season for the Blues in terms of goals, finding the back of the net on 12 occasions in 31 appearances in all competitions.
The Blues head into this tie following a 1-1 draw with Real Madrid in the Champions League, while Scott Parker’s side were denied all three points against Arsenal in heartbreaking fashion.
The 23-year-old has scored 12 times in 31 appearances for the Blues during the 2020-21 campaign, but has fallen down the pecking order at the club in the last few weeks.
Chelsea will still occupy the box seat for the return leg at Stamford Bridge on Wednesday, May 5, with Thomas Tuchel’s men producing another hugely impressive performance
The Premier League’s Big Six clubs: Arsenal, Chelsea, Liverpool, Manchester City, Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur, all confirmed their intentions to sign up on Sunday before withdrawing on Tuesday evening.
The Blues reclaimed their place in the top four of the table with a goalless stalemate against Brighton & Hove Albion on Tuesday, while West Ham are now in fifth but only behind their upcoming opponents on goal difference.
The withdrawals by Manchester City, Manchester United, Liverpool, Arsenal, Chelsea and Tottenham came just 48 hours after the league’s unveiling late on Sunday following a furious response from fans and officials.
Manchester City were the first to formally confirm on Tuesday night that they were quitting the competition, two days after it was announced amid wide-ranging outrage.
After a slew of condemnations, the English pair began preparing paperwork to withdraw from the competition less than 48 hours after they were among 12 major European clubs to rock the game to its foundations by announcing their plans on Sunday night.
The clubs are three of 12 who have signed up to be founders of the new competition, which is designed to rival UEFA’s Champions League.
The new format has been put forward as a rival to the UEFA Champions League, but not as a replacement to domestic leagues.
The founding clubs of the mid-week league were listed to include English Premier League clubs Manchester United and Manchester City, Arsenal, Liverpool, Tottenham and Chelsea.