Euro 2020: Dream hotels for stars – CR could stay on Margaret Island

There will be no shortage of stars in Budapest as Cristiano Ronaldo, Antoine Griezmann and Kylian Mbappé are all coming to the Hungarian capital this summer. The European Championship that starts on June 11 and where Hungary is in the same group as Portugal, France and Germany, will draw the world's attention to Budapest for days.

The French team plays their first European Championship match in Munich against the Germans. According to the current plan, Didier Deschamps' team will fly to Hungary from Germany the day after the meeting and spend several days in the capital. On June 19, they will play against Hungary in Budapest, and on June 23, in the final round of Group F, their advancement could depend on the 90 minutes against Portugal. There was news that the French might be training at MOL Aréna Sóstó, so that's why the grass on the pitch will be changed. In this case, it's also a possibility that the French team would choose accommodation near Székesfehérvár. They take the Hungarian national team seriously, and at the end of March several of their observers traveled to Budapest to gather experience of Marco Rossi's team. French journalists also arrived for the World Cup qualifier against Poland (3-3) analyzing their rivals months before the tournament.

"All we know for now is that Didier Deschamps is announcing the lineup on May 18," Bernard Lions, a journalist from L'Équipe in France who will be in Budapest during the tournament, told our newspaper. "Eight days later, preparations begin at the training base in Clairefontaine, and if PSG plays the Champions League final, their capped players will join the national team later."

The French could stay either at Ritz-Carlton in the city center, at Hilton Budapest in Buda Castle, or at Marriott Hotel by the Danube.

Regarding the Portuguese, as far as our portal knows, Cristiano Ronaldo and his teammates can enjoy the hospitality of Grand Hotel on Margaret Island during the European Championship in Budapest. The UEFA will designate two transit hotels a tournament venue. These hotels are open to teams that arrive only the day before the match and leave immediately thereafter.

After the first wave of the virus, Puskás Aréna was the first stadium that allowed spectators in for the Bayern München – Sevilla Super Cup match in September. As Ferencváros reached the Champions League group stage, they brought Dynamo Kiev, Juventus and Barcelona to Hungary in the fall. Then, the Liverpool – Leipzig and Manchester City- Mönchengladbach eighth finals and Europa League Wolfsberg – Tottenham and Molde – Granada clashes were played at the Puskés Aréna in the spring. In March, the partially Hungarian-hosted European U21 Championship's several group matches were held in Szombathely, Gyirmót, Székesfehérvár and Budapest. Since the outbreak, the Hungarian senior team has welcomed Russia, Iceland, Serbia, Turkey and Poland without problems, while Qatar, the host of the 2022 World Cup, played against Luxembourg, Azerbaijan and Ireland in Debrecen. Recently, women's Champions League have been held in Gyirmót and Újpest.

Translated by Vanda Orosz