Here's what you need to know about the Champions League Final in Cardiff

Cardiff is gearing up to host the Champions League Final on Saturday, June 3. It's one of the most watched occasions in the world sporting calendar, and the largest single sporting event to be held in the UK since the 2012 Olympics.

Real Madrid and Juventus will battle it out at the Principality Stadium, with 170,000 fans expected to travel to the Welsh capital to watch the match or soak up the atmosphere.

Preparations have been underway for months and parts of the city will be transformed in the days and weeks leading up to the event.

  • Road closures and traffic restrictions

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The final is expected to attract the largest crowd Cardiff has ever seen, and road closures throughout the city will be extensive.

Lloyd George Avenue, Bute Place and Britannia Quay will be closed between Thursday, June 1 and Sunday, June 4 to accommodate the UEFA Champions Festival in Cardiff Bay.

Meanwhile a number of city centre roads, including Westgate Street, Wood Street, Penarth Road, Dumballs Road and North Road (from the junction with Colum Road), will be closed on Saturday, June 3.

The installation of a temporary footbridge over Castle Street means it will also be closed from west of Westgate Street to the junction with Cathedral Road between midnight on Wednesday, May 31 until 6am on Monday, June 5.

More information on road restrictions and closures can be found here.

  • Accommodation for travelling fans

Some Cardiff residents are renting their homes or spare bedrooms to travelling fans Credit: Airbnb

With hotel rooms booked up, a camp site is being set up in Pontcanna Fields between May 31 and June 5. It's planned to have enough space for 5000 fans in a mixture of 2, 4 and 8 person tents - which will be set out in the shape of a football shirt.

Some locals are also opting to rent out their homes or spare bedrooms to fans. Airbnb has seen a 60% increase in Cardiff listings since January 2017, with single rooms or entire homes on the market for between £80 and £2000.

  • Security

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Policing the Champions League Final will be one of the biggest security operations ever undertaken in Cardiff.

There will be increased numbers of police officers on the streets both before and during the event and some officers will be armed.

There will be additional security measures put in place on certain roads to create an "Inner Secure Area" in the city centre - a safe zone around the stadium where security operations will be at a very high level - and in Cardiff Bay.

  • Public transport

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There will be 60,000 post-match rail journeys available - 15,000 more than during the Rugby World Cup, including 21 high speed train services to London.

22,500 air charter services will be available from Birmingham, Bristol and Cardiff Airports supported by 450 transfer coaches.

An additional park & ride facility will be available at Llanwern in Newport, as well as the park & ride facility in Cardiff East and 5,000 park and walk spaces in Cardiff Bay.

  • Women's Champions League Final

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The UEFA Champions League Women's Final will be held on Thursday, June 1. Holders Lyon will take on Paris Saint-Germain at the Cardiff City Stadium.

Kick-off is at 19:45 and tickets are currently on sale for £6 per adult.

  • The UEFA Champions Festival

An artist's impression of the how the UEFA Champions Festival in Cardiff Bay will look Credit: FAW

Cardiff Bay will host a four-day festival of football from Thursday, June 1 to Sunday, June 4.

The free event will encompass Roald Dahl Plass, the Wales Millennium Centre and the Norwegian Church.

A large main stage will host a number of artists, DJs and bands throughout each day, and a floating football pitch will be installed on the water to host the much anticipated UEFA Ultimate Champions Match on Friday, June 2.

The festival will not be screening the final on June 3.

  • Hospitality

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Work is well underway on two special villages set up in the city centre for hospitality guests on the day of the final.

The UEFA Champions Village in Coopers Park will host 7,000 guests. The UEFA Football Village, in Cardiff Castle grounds, will host 2,000 guests.

For security reasons, the southern half of Bute Park will be closed to the public on the match day weekend.