Fans of Champions League clubs get boost as it is revealed each club will get 20,000 tickets for Istanbul showpiece final
- Each side will get 20,000 seats to Istanbul’s Atatürk Olympic Stadium on May 30
- It means 28 per cent of the 72,000-seat ground will be for fans of the finalists
- A further 6,000 tickets will be available to supporters across the world via UEFA
UEFA has increased the number of Champions League final tickets available to fans this year.
Each side will get 20,000 seats to the match at Istanbul’s Atatürk Olympic Stadium on May 30.
It means 28 per cent of the 72,000-capacity ground will be occupied by fans of the two finalists.
Each side will get 20,000 seats to the match at Istanbul’s Atatürk Olympic Stadium on May 30
A further 6,000 tickets will be available to supporters across the world through UEFA.
Liverpool and Tottenham only had 16,613 each for their final at the Wanda Metropolitano stadium in Madrid last year, which accounted for 24 per cent.
Tickets for this year’s final go on sale for a week via a ballot which opened today at 1pm.
Prices have been capped as the same as last year, ranging from £60 to £519.
Last year Samy Darwish was one of thousands of fans in Madrid without a ticket to the final
Last year’s final saw ticket prices skyrocket as desperate Spurs’ and Reds’ fans were willing to stump up as much as £10,000 for a seat.
With a combined total of just over 32,000, it came as little surprise to the Spanish authorities that the majority of fans arrived in the country ticketless.
Some were even seen roaming the capital city centre, sipping beer and asking passers-by for a ticket.