Arsenal fans don turn Budapest into sea of red as dem dey prepare for Champions League final against Paris Saint-Germain for Puskas Arena. More than 30,000 supporters don arrive Hungary, hoping to see the Gunners win Europe biggest prize.
If Arsenal beat French champions, e go be first time English clubs don win all three European trophies for same season. Dis one follow Liverpool Europa League victory and Conference League win. English clubs never do hat-trick of all three Euro finals before.
Hungarian police don launch biggest operation Budapest ever see for match. Nearly 4,000 cops dey on streets, with dog units, mounted officers and drone operators. Major General Dr János Zoltán Kuczik say dem dey analyse fan behaviour for past three weeks with UEFA security experts.
Around 13,000 Arsenal fans don travel without ticket, many admitting dem get little chance of getting any. One fan say tickets like rocking horse s***, but if dem play Spurs, plenty go dey spare. Each club get 17,000 tickets for 67,155-capacity Puskas Arena.
Fans without tickets go watch action on giant screens for Arsenal fan zone for Varosliget, where club legends go make special appearances. Supporters with tickets go walk through city to stadium over three hours, with police escort.
Robbie Lyle of Arsenal Fan TV say e dey stunned by number of fans wey don arrive early. E say dem dey absolutely buzzing for game, because na champions of England against champions of France. If dem win league and Champions League same season, e no fit put am into words.
Gooner and TV host Piers Morgan write for The Spectator say fans don suffer many eyeball-wrenchingly tortuous years. E say e get best moment of life when Declan Rice hug am and place winner’s medal over neck, even better than children birth.
Even tickets to watch match for Arsenal Emirates Stadium, 1,100 miles away, dey fetch up to £1,757 on secondary sites. Pub landlords for Highbury don go through barrels of beer since Arsenal lift Premier League trophy. Martin Whelan of The Tollington Arms say e be mayhem but absolutely brilliant week, with constant queues of up to 3,000 revellers.
Stephen Bolger of Highbury Barn Tavern say e don tweak stock levels, and atmosphere dey jovial with no trouble. Nambucca record highest ever drink sales since 2024 opening, with pub boss Brandon Gaul say e absolutely insane.
