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THE FESTIVITIES START EARLY

/noticias.info/ The showpiece Final may not be until Wednesday, but festivities in Moscow will be beginning as early as Saturday, when the UEFA Champions Festival kicks off in the city's famous Red Square.

Several activities will take place in the Square, including a public showing of the UEFA Champions Gallery - a 28-minute, five-screen, 180° cinematic experience covering the rich and dramatic history of the European Cup.

There will also be the chance to be photographed with the Cup in The Trophy Display Booth. On top of that is a display of UEFA Champions League memorabilia, and an autograph session featuring former Blue Graeme Le Saux, and United's Bryan Robson.

In addition, there will be an exhibition five-a-side game, also with Le Saux involved, as well as Croatian legend Davor Suker and Predrag Mijatovic.

The Festival opening ceremony will take place on Saturday at 11am local time, in the presence of Vitaly Mutko, Russian minister of tourism, sports and youth and president of the Russian Football Union, Valeri Vinogradov, Moscow's deputy mayor and Rinat Dasaev, the ambassador to this year's UEFA Champions League final at the city's Luzhniki Stadium.

So, if you are arriving in Russia early, why not go along and sample the unique Champions League atmosphere?

The full schedule for the Festival is as follows:

UEFA Champions League Festival

Saturday 17 May (opens 11.00 - closes 21.00)
11.00 Official opening of the UEFA Champion Festival by Vitaly Mutko, Valery Vinogradov and Rinat Dasaev
11.45 - 20.45 Young Champions tournament preliminary round

Sunday 18 May (opens 11:00 - closes 22:00)
11.00 - 13.00 Goalkeeping competition
13.15 - 19.45 Young Champions tournament preliminary round

Monday 19 May (opens 11:00 - closes 20:00)
11.30 - 19.45 Spontaneous football

Tuesday 20 May (opens 11:00 - closes 20:00)
16.00 - 17.00 Autographs with Graeme Le Saux at the Chelsea FC booth
13.00 - 20.00 Young Champions tournament quarter-finals and semi-finals
18.00 - 19.00 Autographs with Bryan Robson at the Manchester United FC booth

Wednesday 23 May (opens 10:00 - closes 21:00)
10.30 - 11.00 Skills clinics
11.30 - 12.40 Young Champions Finals
12.45 - 13.00 Young Champions prize ceremony with Rinat Dasaev
14.00 - 15.00 Celebrity match Russian football legends vs European football legends
15.15 - 20.45 Spontaneous football
21.00 Festival closes

Please note that taking photos and filming on Red Square is forbidden. notas_de_prensa_archivo