Is this the most stunning football pitch in the world? Norwegian locals gear up for Champions League final at the Henningsvær Idrettslag Stadion
- Pepsi Max staged a stunt at Norway’s stunning Henningsvær Idrettslag Stadion
- Fans kicked paint-coloured balls at a blank canvas at the picturesque stadium
- The fans then removed strategically-placed pieces of tape to unveil a design
- A message was revealed and it read: ‘GOOD LUCK IN THE FINAL FROM NORWAY’
- It was aimed at Liverpool and Real Madrid ahead of the Champions League final
It is not just Liverpool and Real Madrid supporters who are eagerly anticipating Saturday night’s Champions League final.
More than 1,300 miles away from Kiev on a Norwegian island, young fans gathered on one of the most stunning football pitches in the world to creatively send a message of support to both sides.
The stunt at the Henningsvær Idrettslag Stadion was run by Pepsi Max and it involved hundreds of paint-covered balls being kicked onto a blank white canvas.
Scores of Norwegians gathered ahead of the Champions League final for a Pepsi Max stunt
It took place at the stunning Henningsvær Idrettslag Stadion which is surrounded by water
Hundreds of footballs were covered in blue and red paint on the pitch of the picturesque arena
The footballs were then kicked against a blank canvas, covering it in blue and red splodges
After the canvas had been suitably splattered the participants removed strategically-placed pieces of tape, which had been acting as a stencil.
Once all the pieces of tape had been removed, the canvas showed a two footballers and the message: ‘GOOD LUCK IN THE FINAL FROM NORWAY’.
The stunt was a very well managed operation by Pepsi Max — one of the official brand partners of the Champions League.
And former European Cup winner David Fairclough wants Liverpool to show better game management in the final against Real.
Fairclough lifted the trophy with the Reds in 1977 and 1978 and thinks if his old side are to get anything out of the defending champions in Kiev, they will need to be smarter.
They weathered comebacks from Manchester City and Roma in the two previous rounds but Fairclough hopes they can handle such events better come kick-off on Saturday.
He said: ‘When they’ve been in situations where Liverpool teams of the past would have pulled down the gates, the situations against Manchester City and Roma… players from past teams would have handled it better and that’s where I have a little bit of worry.’
The canvas at the Henningsvær Idrettslag Stadion was dotted with hundreds of paint marks
Participants removed strategically-placed pieces of tape from the canvas to unveil a design
The end product was a picture of two footballers either side of a message offering good luck
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