Champions League Final 2022: Date, kick-off time, location and contenders

Europe's most prestigious competition is at the end of the last eight stage and a host of the continent's top sides are involved.

Of course for everyone involved there is one prize that they crave - the title of being named as Europe's best club.

While there's plenty of matches set to take place between now and the end of the season, the hope for many is that they can secure their involvement in Europe's biggest match, the Champions League final.

Champions League Final 2022: Date and location

The 2022 Champions League final is set to take place on Saturday, May 28 at the Stade de France in Paris.

It was originally planned to take place at the Gazprom Arena in Saint Petersburg but UEFA moved the match following the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

France has not hosted a UEFA Champions League final since 2006.

The game will kick off at 8pm UK time.

Extra-time will be held if necessary while teams can name twelve substitutes and use a maximum of three, with a fourth allowed if the match goes beyond the 90 minutes.

Last year's final was certainly memorable for English football as Chelsea and Manchester City faced off for the ultimate prize.

While Pep Guardiola's City were seen as favourites going into the match, it was Thomas Tuchel's side who secured the title with a 1-0 win thanks to Kai Havertz' well-taken goal.

The Blues were hoping to go all the way again this term but they crashed out in the quarter-finals, losing 5-4 to Real Madrid o aggregate.

Meanwhile the likes of City and Liverpool will fancy their chances of reaching the showpiece match.

However if they're to do that then they'll need to get past some of Europe's biggest names including Villarreal and Real.

One thing we know is that whoever takes to the field in Paris, they will be fully deserving of their spot as competition in the Champions League gets sterner by the year.

Champions League draw

Quarter-finals

Chelsea 4-5 Real Madrid - FT

Villarreal 2-1 Bayern Munich - FT

Man City (1-0) Atletico Madrid

Benfica (1-3) Liverpool

Semi-finals

Real Madrid vs Man City or Atletico Madrid

Villarreal vs Benfica or Liverpool