Europa League Final: They have carpet!

The scene for the UEFA Europa League final tonight at the Baku Olympic Stadium between Chelsea and Arsenal has a new green carpet to hide the running track which seems to be modelled on the London Stadium. Kick off is at 8 pm. I wonder whether they purchased the carpet second hand on the cheap?

The Baku Olympic Stadium is a 68,700-seat stadium was designed and constructed to meet the international standards for stadiums set by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA), the International Federation of Association Football (FIFA) and the International Association of Athletics Federations(IAAF). It is the largest stadium in Azerbaijan.

Construction of the 225,000-square-meter stadium on a 650,000-square-meter site was completed in February 2015. The six-story, 65.7 meter structure near Boyukshor Lake, Baku, Azerbaijan, opened on 6 March 2015. The main tenant of the stadium is Azerbaijan’s national football team, who moved from their previous home at the Tofiq Bahramov Republican Stadium. In June 2015 the stadium served as the main venue for the European Games, hosting the opening and closing ceremonies, and the athletic games. The venue is intended to host the quarterfinals and three of the group games for UEFA Euro 2020.