Champions League Final weekend kicks off in Cardiff

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Cardiff will host the Champions League Final on Saturday, in what's expected to be the busiest weekend the capital has ever seen.

The match is expected to be watched by a worldwide audience of more than 200 million people, and is the largest single sporting event to be held in the UK since the 2012 Olympics in London.

Real Madrid and Juventus will battle it out at the National Stadium of Wales, usually known as the Principality Stadium, with more than 170,000 fans expected to travel to the Welsh capital to watch the match or soak up the atmosphere.

The roof of the stadium will be closed on Saturday for safety reasons Credit: PA Wire

Champion's League Final weekend in numbers:

A young girl has her picture taken next to a Champions League trophy Credit: PA Wire

Advice to travelling fans:

The general advice from police in Cardiff is if you don't have a ticket, don't come.

Fans have also been advised to arrive as early as possible, to make time for the heightened security checks that are in place.

The majority of road closures are now in force across the city, with more coming into effect on Saturday.

Full information can be found here.

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Hotel rooms have been fully booked and some residents are cashing in with rooms for rent for up to thousands of pounds a night.

Read more: Which rooms are still available?

History of UEFA Champions League / European Cup competition:

  • First European Cup Final was played in 1956

  • The 2016 Final between Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid was the 61st

  • European Cup became Champions League in 1992/93 season

Gareth Bale lifting the Champions League trophy for Real Madrid. Credit: PA

Clubs with most wins:

  • Real Madrid 11

  • AC Milan 7

  • Bayern, Barcelona and Liverpool 5

  • 22 different clubs have won it

Lyon's Ada Hegerberg (left) and Eugenie Le Sommer celebrating Thursday's victory Credit: PA Wire

The Women's Final kicked off proceedings on Thursday night with Lyon regaining their title against Paris Saint-Germain.

20,000 fans turned out for the game at Cardiff City Stadium.