Madrid is bracing itself for an influx of 70,000 Liverpool and Tottenham Hotspur fans ahead of this Saturday’s Champions League final.
Atletico Madrid’s Wanda Metropolitano stadium will host European football’s showpiece event, the second all-English final in the competition’s history.
As always, UEFA and the host city have laid on a number of activities to keep visiting fans entertained in the lead-up to the final.
Sportsmail brings you all the information you need if you’re lucky enough to be heading to Madrid for the weekend.
Madrid is gearing up to host this Saturday’s Champions League final between Liverpool and Tottenham Hotspur as tens of thousands of English fans start to arrive
The stunning Wanda Metropolitano, home of Atletico Madrid, is hosting the showpiece final
A map showing the locations of events in the Champions Festival and the team fan zones
CHAMPIONS FESTIVAL
The focal point of the festivities will be the UEFA Champions Festival, which will be running at various prominent sites in the centre of Madrid between Thursday and Sunday.
A stage is being set up at the Puerta del Sol, the most central square in the city, for live music performances and DJ sets.
There will also be displays by football freestylers and, on Saturday evening, Real Madrid and Brazil legend Roberto Carlos will drive the Champions League trophy from the Nissan sponsors stand to the stadium for the final.
In between all this, there will be live concerts by various Spanish singers and bands on the main stage.
UEFA are at pains to point out that the match will not be screened live in the square for those fans without tickets.
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The stage is constructed in the Puerta del Sol ahead of the Champions Festival this weekend
CHAMPIONS PITCH
At the nearby Plaza Mayor, a few minutes walk along the Calle Mayor from the Puerta del Sol, will be an artificial football pitch.
As part of UEFA’s #EqualGame initiative, there will be various exhibition matches taking place throughout the weekend including Cerebral Palsy football, amputee football and powerchair football.
And on Friday evening from 5pm, the UEFA Ultimate Champions Tournament will take place with various football legends taking part in five-a-side matches.
SUPERSTORE
The Plaza del Callao, just up from the Calle Mayor, will host the Champions League final superstore for all your various souvenirs.
The Champions League final superstore ready for business in the Plaza del Callao
A price list for the souvenir stands, which will have a range of Champions League merchandise
The official programme for the final
SPONSOR STANDS
Naturally, all the various Champions League sponsors will be represented during the Festival.
Fans can play FIFA 19 on the PlayStation stand at Plaza Mayor and also try out virtual reality gaming.
The Santander stand, also in Plaza Mayor, will have a giant circular screen, where fans have the chance to watch great moments from the Champions League in 8D surround sound.
Hotels.com have set up a Champions Retreat with a rooftop bar and a swimming pool for those who’ve packed their trunks or bikinis.
The Champions Pitch for five-a-side matches is set up in the Plaza Mayor this week
LIVERPOOL MEETING POINT
When the time comes for the big game, Liverpool fans are being urged to assemble at their designated ‘Fan Zone’ on the Avenida Felipe II and then take the Metro from GOYA station to the stadium.
They should take Line 2 (the red line, heading towards Las Rosas) for seven stops and alight at Las Rosas station, where it is a 15-minute walk to the Wanda Metropolitano.
Liverpool and Tottenham fans are being asked to take specific routes to the stadium
TOTTENHAM MEETING POINT
Spurs fans are being urged to meet at their Plaza de Colon ‘Fan Zone’ then walk a short distance up Calle de Genova to the Alonso Martinez metro station.
From there, they should take Line 5 (the green line, heading towards Alameda de Osuna), travel 11 stops and get off at Canillejas station. It’s then a 20-minute walk to the stadium.
THE WANDA METROPOLITANO
Atletico Madrid’s 67,829-capacity stadium is stunning and pretty much brand new, having only opened in 2017, replacing their old Estadio Vicente Calderon home.
It is located in the north-east of the city, not too far from Barajas Airport, and about six miles from the centre of Madrid.
Security outside the Wanda Metropolitano as preparations are made for Saturday’s final