The final of the Champions League, which takes place at 9 p.m. on Saturday in Paris, at the Stade de France, mobilizes the police headquarters and the town halls of Paris and Saint-Denis. Originally scheduled in Saint Petersburg, Russia, the match was eventually relocated to our capital after the invasion of Ukraine.
Nearly 6,800 police and military present to ensure that everything goes well
Many orders have been taken and the police forces are mobilized to avoid any overflow. They will be 6,800 on the ground.
The supporters are expected to start arriving as early as Friday.
An important security system has been put in place by the town hall of Paris, that of Saint-Denis (Seine-Saint-Denis) and by the French Football Federation in conjunction with the police headquarters.
Nearly 60,000 English and 40,000 Spaniards are expected in Paris
We will have to contain these tens of thousands of supporters this weekend in the capital. The main issue, for everything to go well, it is that the English and the Spaniards do not cross paths.
Not easy when you know that many will not go to the stadium since the number of places per team has been limited to 22,000.
Two fan zones for this final
To follow the match on a giant screen, two fan zones will be open.
They are very distant. The first one, for Liverpool supporters, is Cours de Vincennes (20th arrondissement).
The second, for supporters of Real, is located opposite, in the Parc de la Légion d’honneur, in Saint-Denisclose to the Stade de France.
The city of Saint-Denis has pulled out all the stops so that from this Thursday, this big weekend will be a party for as many people as possible.
From 6:00 p.m. on Saturday, the sale of alcohol will be prohibited in bars near the stadium, but it will be allowed inside.
Attention, between 12:00 p.m. and 5:00 p.m. Saturday only spectators with tickets will be able to enter the fan zone planned for 4,000 people.
From 7:00 p.m., the inhabitants of Saint-Denis will in turn be able to enjoy the screens of the fan zone, provided they are registered.
Travel by car and public transport will be complicated this weekend
There will be a lot of people in the public transport who will have to deal with an additional difficulty: the RATP unions have launched a call for a strike for RER A and RER B agents. There should be fewer trains on these lines this weekend.
Traffic by car is also likely to be more difficult than usual in certain districts of Paris this weekend. From streets will be blocked, they will be prohibited until Sunday.