As the almost 24,000 Barça fans with tickets continue to arrive in London, many of them are making their way to Hyde Park to enjoy the UEFA Champions Festival. Whether it’s to take part in the activities organised by UEFA, to have their photograph taken with the Cup or simply to soak up the atmosphere, the fact is the Barça fans and the Barça colours clearly outnumber those of Manchester United.

Queues for the photo

Many fans have waited patiently in long queues to have their photo taken together with the CL Cup. Another feature of the Festival that is enjoying great success is the Museum of Football, with a variety of exhibits from previous finals, including the boots with which Ronald Koeman scored the winning (and only) goal of the 1992 Wembley final, on loan from the FC Barcelona Museum.

The UEFA Champions Festival will be open until 5 pm and so it will not be possible to watch the match from any of the giant screens.