The new ball will be played with on pitch for the first time during the first leg of the Round of 16 matches and will be used throughout the 2023/24 UEFA Champions League knockout stages, culminating in the showpiece final on June 1st. The ball celebrates the host city for this season’s final with eye-catching lion illustration and 1 percent of net sales from adidas footballs will go to the Common Goal movement, to help drive social change and support grassroots football communities worldwide.