‘Should be illegal to charge that’ – Fans just realising price of Champions League final tickets after huge price hike
FOOTIE fans have branded Uefa a “total disgrace” after spotting a huge price hike in Champions League final tickets.
This season’s showdown on May 31 will be held at Bayern Munich‘s Allianz Arena – and some tickets will cost a fortune with the best seats priced at a whopping £816.
There has also been a slight annual increase in Europa League and Europa Conference League final tickets.
Gold dust ticket sales for all three men’s finals have already started via Uefa’s website and will run until 10am UK time on April 11.
Both clubs who make the final will each be allocated a total of 18,000 seats in Bayern’s 64,500 capacity stadium, with 38,700 going to fans or the general public.
Using a ‘Fans First’ policy, Uefa has announced that fans of the two clubs involved in the final will be offered tickets at a frozen cost of £60, via a lottery system.
But spectators hoping to secure premium seats will have to fork out significantly more.
The price of tickets in Category 1, the most expensive section, has boomed by 33 per cent to €950 (£816), up from €713 (£612).
While, Category 2 seats come in at €650 (£558), 30 per cent higher than the €500 (£429) price from last season.
In Category 3, tickets have decreased slightly to €180 (£154) from €186 (£160).
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And, of course, as always, hotels are also expected to see a massive hike in their nightly rates, while flights alone are often costly enough.
But social media users have accused Uefa of trying to “rip people off”.
One wrote: “It should be illegal to charge that much, regardless of the occasion.”
A second said: “Surely not? That’s absolutely mental. How will anyone afford it?”
While another added: “How can those prices be justified. It’s a total disgrace .”
And one more wrote: “It’s nothing more than pure greed!”
The Premier League has two teams left in Europe‘s most elite competition: Arsenal and Aston Villa.
Arsenal will be hoping to make a strong start against Real Madrid in the first leg of their quarter-final at the Emirates on Tuesday.
While Aston Villa take on Liverpool conquerors Paris Saint-German in Paris on Wednesday.
Bayern, Inter Milan, Barcelona and Borussia Dortmund are the other four teams fighting for a place in this year’s final on May 31.
As for the Europa League, which takes place on May 21 at the San Mames Stadium in Bilbao, a total of 41,000 of 49,600 tickets will be available for fans and the general public.
‘Fans First’ tickets are priced at €40 (£34), while Category 1, 2 and 3 come in at €240 (£206), €160 (£137) and €65 (£55) respectively.
The Europa League presents a last chance of silverware for both Manchester United and Tottenham this season.
Ruben Amorim’s side play Lyon next and Spurs take on Eintracht Frankfurt in their quarter-final.
While Chelsea are favourites to win the Europa Conference League final at Wroclaw Stadium in Poland on May 28.
And ‘Fans First’ tickets are €25 (£21), Category 1 is priced at €190 (£163), Category 2 is €140 (£120) and Category 3 is €45 (£38).