German venue for Chelsea's Euro tie

Chelsea’s final Champions League group match with Besiktas will be played at the Arena AufSchalke in Gelsenkirchen, home of Bundesliga side Schalke, on December 9.

Chelsea’s final Champions League group match with Besiktas will be played at the Arena AufSchalke in Gelsenkirchen, home of Bundesliga side Schalke, on December 9.

UEFA decided to move matches from Turkey to neutral venues following the bomb attacks which took place in Istanbul in November.

The switch is subject to a final decision to be taken imminently by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) in Lausanne.

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