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Champions League final: Fans to pay as high as £25,000

By Oluyemi Ogunseyin
09 May 2024   |   12:53 pm
Football lovers planning to watch the UEFA Champions League final between Real Madrid and Borussia Dortmund live at Wembley Stadium in London on June 1 will have to pay through their noses. This is because tickets could go for as high as £25,000, according to a Nigerian and Madrid fan, Olufunmilayo Ogunsanya, who is based…
Fans are expected to pay as high as £25,000 to watch the UEFA Champions League final between Real Madrid and Borussia Dortmund
Fans are expected to pay as high as £25,000 to watch the UEFA Champions League final between Real Madrid and Borussia Dortmund

Football lovers planning to watch the UEFA Champions League final between Real Madrid and Borussia Dortmund live at Wembley Stadium in London on June 1 will have to pay through their noses.

This is because tickets could go for as high as £25,000, according to a Nigerian and Madrid fan, Olufunmilayo Ogunsanya, who is based in England.

Madrid reached the Champions final on Wednesday after defeating Bayern Munich 2-1 in the return leg of their semi-final tie at the Santiago Bernabeu.

Los Blancos went through 4-3 on aggregate after they had earlier played out a 2-2 draw with Bayern in the first leg at the Allianz Arena.

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Dortmund on the other hand surprisingly beat Paris Saint-Germain 2-0 on aggregate to qualify for the Champions League final for the first time in eleven years.

Madrid appear favorite to win the trophy for the 15th time while Dortmund will try to win it for the second time, having first emerged as champions in 1997.

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