sport news 70,000 Liverpool fans expected to flock to Madrid for the Champions League final

Madrid set to turn red with 70,000 Liverpool fans expected to flock to Spanish capital for the Champions League final Liverpool overturned a 3-0 first-leg loss to blast past Barcelona on Tuesday night Divock Origi and Gini Wijnaldum scored braces as the Reds won 4-0 at Anfield  Jurgen Klopp's men will now face Ajax or Spurs in the Champions League final

By Mike Keegan For The Daily Mail

Published: 22:30 BST, 8 May 2019 | Updated: 22:30 BST, 8 May 2019

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As many as 70,000 Liverpool supporters are expected to flock to Madrid for the Champions League final - despite the club only being allocated 17,000 seats.

Jurgen Klopp’s side’s miraculous comeback against Barcelona has sparked a furious scramble for flights, hotels and tickets for the showpiece fixture at Atletico Madrid’s 63,500-capacity Wanda Metropolitano.

Already, touting websites are charging north of £4,000 for seats the June 1 fixture. Travel experts say demand is ‘off-the-charts’ with a desperate race to be in the Spanish capital now on amongst followers of the Merseyside giants.

70,000 Liverpool supporters are expected to flock to Madrid for the Champions League final

70,000 Liverpool supporters are expected to flock to Madrid for the Champions League final

On Wednesday night the cheapest flights to Madrid from Manchester were coming up at

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