The Ambassadors of the UEFA Champions League Trophy Tour in the Serbian capital are the legendary footballers Míchel Salgado and Dejan Stanković.

In the next three days the trophy of the most prestigious European football tournament will be displayed at the Republika Square in Belgrade and all visitors and citizens of the city will have the chance to experience the unique atmosphere of the UEFA Champions League.

UEFA Champions League Trophy Tour, presented by UniCredit, reached its final destination for this year in Belgrade. The most valuable European football trophy will be displayed in an UniCredit tent, specially constructed for the event, until Sunday at the Republika square in Serbia's capital city.

The official ambassadors of the UEFA Champions League Trophy Tour are the legendary footballers Dejan Stanković and Míchel Salgado, who officially opened the UniCrefit tent for visitors, together with Siniša Mali, the major of Belgrade, and Claudio Cesario, the chairman of the Board of Directors of UniCredit Bank Serbia.

"UniCredit, as the official bank of UEFA Champions League, has the tremendous honor and pleasure to welcome the trophy in Serbia and to give fans the opportunity to be close to it" Claudio Cesario commented.

Dejan Stanković, one of the best Serbian footballers, said: "I am always happy to come back home, here, where I was born and where I started playing football. One of my life's greatest moments was when I lifted the UEFA Champions League trophy. This is why, today, I am immensely happy that I can share this extraordinary experience, being near to the trophy, with all football fans here. This is a great way to express my gratitude to everyone who supported me through the years."

Thanks to UniCredit, in the following days, visitors will have the chance to experience the UniCredit Walk of Champions exhibition, which was displayed in Sofia last year within the European Tour of the UEFA Champions League Trophy. Football fans will also have the opportunity to see the unique collection of football souvenirs and to entertain themselves with interactive games and digital attractions with state-of-the-art technologies.

This year UEFA Champions League Trophy Tour started in 26 September and visited Bratislava, Vienna and Zagreb. As at the moment, more than 20,000 fans were able to take a picture with the trophy. Prior to its final stop in Belgrade, the trophy traveled to the Serbian fans in Novi Sad and Niš.

In the last five years, UEFA Champions League Trophy Tour, presented by UniCredit, reached more than 66 cities in fourteen European countries, and a total of over 500,000 fans experienced the incredible football atmosphere and took more than 146,000 photos with the trophy. Last year, Bulgarian fans had the marvelous opportunity to see the UEFA Champions League trophy and to have their photo taken with it for the second time.

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