Real Madrid's Bernabeu stadium has been awarded the 2010 UEFA Champions League final
Wembley misses out on first Saturday showpiece
Wembley has missed out on staging the 2010 UEFA Champions League final after the showpiece event was awarded to Real Madrid's Bernabeu stadium.
The stadium, which was awarded 'elite status' four months ago by European football's governing body, also beat off competition from the Olympiastadion in Berlin.
It will also be the first time a Champions final is staged on a Saturday following UEFA's decision to switch the fixture from the usual midweek date.
A statement on Madrid's website,
www.realmadrid.com, read: "The award of this final reaffirms the presence of Real Madrid in the international institutions."
The decision sees the Spanish club - who have won the competition more times than any other club - stage the final for the first time in 30 years.
Real's home was also the site for the final of Europe's premier club competition in 1957, 1969 and 1980.
Hamburg's Nordbank Arena has been chosen to host the 2010 UEFA Cup final.
