Real Madrid and Borussia Dortmund fans have already begun descending on London ahead of this weekend’s Champions League final at Wembley.
Madrid are chasing their record-extending 15th title, while Dortmund are aiming to win their second Champions League trophy in their second Wembley final in 11 years.
Both sides will have English players on display, with Jude Bellingham and Manchester United loanee Jadon Sancho likely to start.
Read on for i’s preview of the 2024 Champions League final including when it is, how to watch and who the favourites are.
When is the Champions League final?
The 2024 Champions League final will kick off at 8pm BST on Saturday 1 June at Wembley Stadium, London.
Wembley’s 86,000 tickets have been sold out for European club football’s headline event, with fans from across Europe expected to flood the capital on Saturday.
This is the first Champions League final to be held at Wembley since Bayern Munich beat Dortmund 2-1 in 2012-13, just two years after Barcelona toppled Manchester United there in the 2010-11 final.
Each team was allocated 25,000 seats, with a further 36,000 going to corporate hospitality and general sale to fans.
How can I watch the Champions League final live?
As has been the case with the recent Europa League and Conference League finals, UK viewers can watch the Champions League final on TNT Sports 1 and TNT Sports Ultimate.
There is also a free livestream available to non-TNT subscribers via discovery+, but unlike in previous years, the game will not be shown on YouTube in the UK.
To access this free livestream, you will need to register a free discovery+ account.
Coverage will start from 6pm UK time on TNT and discovery+, with a punditry team including Jose Mourinho, Rio Ferdinand, Owen Hargreaves and Steve McManaman.
Laura Woods will be the lead presenter, as she has been all season, alongside Reshmin Chowdhury and Jules Breach pitchside.
The Champions League final commentary team will be Darren Fletcher and Ally McCoist.
Who are the favourites to win?
Given their Champions League pedigree and superior squad, Real Madrid are the comfortable favourites for this game with every major bookmaker.
Oddschecker has Madrid as 4-6 favourites, with a draw rated 10-3 and a Dortmund win 9-2.
Madrid are the La Liga champions, toppling Barcelona by 10 points, while boss Carlo Ancelotti is aiming to become the first manager to win five Champions Leagues.
He has previously won two in Madrid, alongside a further two with AC Milan.
Meanwhile Dortmund are this season’s surprise package, reaching this final despite slipping to fifth in the Bundesliga, finishing 10 points behind runners-up Stuttgart.