- Title: Atmosphere builds in Turin centre ahead of Champions League final
- Date: 3rd June 2017
- Summary: FANS WITH FACES PAINTED BLACK AND WHITE (SOUNDBITE) (Italian) JUVENTUS SUPPORTER, IVAN MAURO, SAYING: "Juve must win, absolutely. How many finals have we lost in all these years? This time we'll win this final!" (JOURNALIST ASKING OFF CAMERA "Where you here the last time?" "Yes, I was here, I was here for the match against Barcelona in Berlin." (JOURNALIST ASKING OFF CAMERA "What do you think the result will be?" "I hope things will go in a different way this year." (SOUNDBITE) (Italian) JUVENTUS SUPPORTER, ERMINIA TOSI, SAYING: "I'm thinking very positive, Juve must win, there's no other way around it." (JOURNALIST ASKING OFF CAMERA "What is your prediction?") "2-0. Higuain and Dybala (will score)." (JOURNALIST ASKING "You are here among a lot of youngsters, how do you feel in this atmosphere?") "Very happy. I've never been before, this is the first time I come here and it's really...it's so different from the ordinary. Look, even if I'm old I like it all the same. I like it a lot. I'll come again." (SOUNDBITE) (Italian) JUVENTUS SUPPORTER, FRANCESCO BIANCONI, SAYING: "Higuain and Dybala (will score), a double from Higuain." BANNER WITH PICTURES OF JUVENTUS PLAYERS JUVE FANS CHANTING "JUVE, JUVE" FANS STANDING BEHIND BARRIERS VARIOUS OF POLICE OFFICERS AMONG CROWDS FANS WAVING JUVENTUS FLAGS LARGE NUMBER OF FANS IN SQUARE
- Embargoed: 17th June 2017 16:11
- Keywords: final Champions League Piazza San Carlo centre Turin fans Juventus
- Location: TURIN, ITALY
- City: TURIN, ITALY
- Country: Italy
- Topics: Soccer,Sport
- Reuters ID: LVA0036JQ2VYF
- Aspect Ratio: 16:9
- Story Text: Turin turned black and white on Saturday (June 3) afternoon as huge numbers of Juventus fans gathered in the centre of the northern Italian city ahead of the evening's Champions League final.
The Bianconeri will try to end a 21-year wait for the Champions League title by beating Real Madrid at Cardiff's National Stadium later on Saturday evening.
A giant screen has been set up in the central Piazza San Carlo and many fans arrived early to secure a good spot in the square.
Waving flags and banners, chanting slogans and singing songs, the fans were in high spirits as they waited for the 1845gmt kick-off time.
Juventus are playing in their second final in three seasons after losing to Barcelona in 2015. They have appeared in eight European Cup/Champions League finals but have only twice emerged victorious. - Copyright Holder: REUTERS
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