Real Madrid's Bernabeu stadium will stage the 2010 Champions League final, UEFA announced on Friday.
The stadium, which was awarded "Elite status" four months ago by European football's governing body, beat off competition from London's Wembley and the Olympiastadion in Berlin to be awarded the final by UEFA's Executive Committee.
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 outfit - who have won the competition more times than any other club - stage the final for the first time in 30 years.
The Bernabeu was also the site for the final of Europe's premier club competition in 1957, 1969 and 1980 as well as the World Cup final in 1982.
Hamburg's HSH Nordbank Arena has been chosen to host the 2010 UEFA Cup final.
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