Security doubts were raised ahead of the 2008 Champions League Final at Luzhniki Stadium .
The Luzhniki Stadium was chosen by UEFA to host the 2008 UEFA Champions League Final won by Manchester United who beat Chelsea in the first all-English Champions League Final on 21 May . Prior to the match some skeptics questioned the state of the pitch and also the ability of Russian authorities to keep order amongst the traveling British fans ; however , the match passed incident-free and a spokesman for the British Embassy in Moscow said , `` The security and logistical arrangements put in place by the Russian authorities have been first-rate , as has been their cooperation with their visiting counterparts from the UK . `` In August 2013 , the stadium hosted the World Athletics Championships .