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#3 Ataturk Stadium (Istanbul, Turkey)
Home team(s): Turkish national football team
Stadium capacity: ~76,500
The Ataturk Stadium, named after Turkey's first President Mustafa Kemal Ataturk and opened in 2002, is one of Europe's largest football/multi-purpose stadium with a capacity of 76,761.
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The home of the Turkish national football team was originally conceived for Istanbul's failed bid for the 2008 Summer Olympics.
The Ataturk Stadium- designed by Michel Macary and Aymeric Zublena who also designed the Stade de France in Paris- has a signature steel frame in the shape of a crescent moon at its western end.
The epic 2005 UEFA Champions League final between Liverpool and AC Milan, which the English club won in a penalty shootout after recovering from a three-goal half-time deficit, was held at the Ataturk Stadium in Istanbul. The stadium, which also holds concerts, is hosted the 2021 Champions League final.
#2 Stade de France (Paris, France)
Home team(s): French national football team
Stadium capacity: ~80,000
The Stade de France, opened in 1998 for the FIFA World Cup, is one of the few UEFA Category 4 football stadiums in Europe that also hosts rugby union and athletics events.
It was at this stadium that a Zinedine Zidane-inspired France beat a star-studded Brazil team to win their first FIFA World Cup trophy. Since then, the home of the French national football team, which can house over 80,000 spectators, has hosted several high-profile sporting events.
The Stade de France, which is the world's biggest modular stadium, hosted several games in the 2003 FIFA Confederations Cup, the 2007 Rugby World Cup and the 2016 European Championships, including the finals of all three competitions.
The elliptical shape of the stadium symbolises the universality of sport in France while it has a movable stand that can be retracted for athletics events.
#1 Wanda Metropolitano (Madrid, Spain)
Home team(s): Atletico Madrid
Stadium capacity: ~68,000
The Wanda Metropolitano is one of the newest football stadiums in Europe. The stadium, which opened in 2017, is the home of Spanish La Liga club Atletico Madrid.
Initially opened in 1993, the stadium was renovated and then reopened as a state-of-the-art complex in 2017 that can house over 68,000 spectators.
The Wanda Metropolitano, which has an eye-catching roof and a bowl-shaped arena, hosted the 2019 UEFA Champions League final where Liverpool beat Tottenham Hotspur to win their sixth title in the competition.
