THIS is the moment a fuming Bilbao citizen swings a stick at a rowdy Manchester United fan after flags were plastered on his balcony.
Around 70,000 Brits have to watch the sensational Spurs vs Manchester United showdown – to the obvious dismay of some locals.
Unbelievable footage shows the Bilbao resident holding a stick above his head, seemingly ready to hit the red-shirted Devils fan walking across the scaffolding after putting up a flag with a pal.
The local swings the stick, purposely to scare the footie fan into thinking he’s going to get hit, as the Man United fan holds up his hand to protect himself while smiling.
Meanwhile another Devils die hard is straightening out the flag that had just been hung up and tries to walk past the stick-wielding man on the balcony.
The local is seen holding out his bizarre weapon and seemingly poking the fan who’s trying to get past him.
Meanwhile a sea of red-shirted footie fanatics are shown watching the spectacle ahead of tonight’s final.
Bilbao bars have been ahead of the anticipated final tonight.
Both sets of supporters have been pictured marching through the streets, chanting songs with drinks in hand as they gear up for the final.
Some have bravedwhich set sail at 10pm on Sunday evening and didn’t arrive until this morning.
after the Prem teams sealed their final spots, many took advantage of the cheaper sea-route option, which set them back £260 for a cabin.
The sky-high air prices are due to just six direct flights from Britain to the Basque region’sindustrial port city each day.
And with only 65in Spain’s tenth largest city, accommodation has been fully-booked for weeks.
Each club has millions of fans across the globe, but since there are just 14,000 tickets allocated to each team, bagging a seat to the showpiece event has been a tricky task.
On Sunday night, precious tickets to the big game were selling on the black market for up to £10,000.
was charging £1,823 to fly from Gatwick to Bilbao on Wednesday morning and return on Thursday morning, while the cheapest hotels for Wednesday night cost around £1,200.
But for those fans who managed to snap up the golden tickets, footage has shown them enjoying themselves.
Spanish security officials on high alert have deployed a ring of steel tofortify the San Mames Stadiumas brawls have broken out and streets trashed ahead of the final.
Overnightbroke out – with expected to sow chaos today.
To counter this, Spanish authorities have deployed more than 3,000 gun-wielding cops to oversee three security rings around the stadium.
One will sit in the immediate perimeter, another on the esplanade in front of the stadium, and the final near the Sabino Arana area.
Access will be restricted to only ticket holders and local residents as fears loom those without a seat in the final will attempt to illegally enter the stadium.
Each club has millions of fans across the globe, but there are just 15,000 tickets allocated to each team for the 53,000-capacity stadium.
A 10-foot high fence has been erected around the site, with border controls reinforced by the Spanish National Police.
Fan zones equipped with giant screens and more than 60,000 litres ofhave been set up outside the city centre to attract fans without tickets away from the security perimeter.
To minimise the risk of confrontations, the two sets of fans will be kept in separate areas – 1.5 miles apart – before kickoff.
Sniffer dog units have also been deployed, with rigorous searches to be constantly conducted on fans.
