THOUSANDS of Arsenal fans have flooded into Budapest with red shirts, flags and scarves ahead of the Champions League final.
Chanting crowds have been marching through the streets of Hungary’s capital as prepare to do battle on the pitch.
Arsenal fans gather in Budapest ahead of the hotly contested final Credit: Reuters
Arsenal fans hold aloft a baloon trophy in Budapest as Gunners fill the streets Credit: PA
Jubilant fans downed pints and passionately paraded around Budapest lifting flags and inflatable trophies in the air.
Several generations of Arsenal fans are set to watch ‘s team compete in their first Champions League final for over 20 years.
Families flocked to Budapest chanting “North London forever” as they ride the high of lifting the Premier League title last week.
Hopeful supporters packed out fan parks across the city as they settled their pre-game nerves.
Chanting crowds raise scarves as they gather in fan zones Credit: Reuters
Proud PSG supporters gear up for the hotly contested match in Budapest Credit: Reuters
A rival sea of blue and white swept through roads leading to the Puskás Aréna as proud PSG supporters also geared up for the hotly contested match.
They were seen snapping photos and hugging family and friends ahead of their second consecutive European final.
Tonight’s match marks the with all eyes on who will take home the greatest prize in club before the World Cup kicks off next month.
Arteta has told reigning champions PSG that the North London club is coming for their European crown.
PSG supporters accompanied by police in Budapest Credit: AP
PSG supporters chant slogans next to the Parc des Princes stadium in Paris Credit: AFP
He said: “They are defending the trophy, they were the last ones that had the right to lift the trophy.
“They are the champions, and we are here to take that away from them.”
PSG knocked out of last season’s but the team “are hoping to write a new chapter in the history of this football club,” Arteta said.
In a hype-video for the match, actor and Arsenal fan appears.
Speaking to the camera he says: “We’re standing on the brink, and you can feel it, can’t you?”
Arsenal lifted the Premier League trophy last week for the first time in 22 years and fans swarmed streets of North London giving a taste of what today’s celebrations might look like.
Supporters are also expected to take to the streets again tomorrow at the trophy parade – which fans hope will be for two trophies.
Elsewhere Arsenal fans have flocked to the Emirates stadium in North London as PSG supporters storm through the streets in Paris to catch the match on big screens.
Jubilant Arsenal fans gear up for celebrations in Budapest ahead of the game Credit: Reuters
The moment a huge street brawl breaks out on the streets of Budapest ahead of the hotly contested Champions League final
Budapest has braced for its biggest ever policing operation.
It comes after a huge street brawl broke out on the streets of central Budapest last night as footage showed rival fans clashing with flares as punches and kicks were thrown.
Close to 4,000 cops are set to operate both inside and outside the iconic Puskas Arena as fears grow that up to 10,000 fans will turn up in without tickets.
Each club has been allocated 17,000 tickets each to fill up the 67,000-seater stadium.
are estimating an extra 10,000 fans made up of English and French supporters will descend on Hungary‘s capital to soak up the atmosphere and inside the city.
The nearly 45,000 extra people in Budapest has sparked the mass mobilisation of thousands of officers.
It marks the most cops on duty at the same time in the city’s history.
This will include standard policemen, motorcycle patrol squads, dog units, mounted police and drone operators.
Major General Dr. János Zoltán Kuczik, commander of operations for the final warned: “We will take decisive action if we encounter any behaviour that disrupts public order.
“It’s no secret that having fans from London and Paris in Budapest at the same time poses a significant risk, but it is our job to minimize that risk.”
The event is the first ever time Hungary has hosted the final.
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