There will be empty seats at the Champions League final in Moscow after both clubs failed to sell their allocations, according to a report in The Times.
Even Manchester United - with their claim to be the world's best supported club - still had tickets on general sale on Monday night as fans shunned the expensive trip to Moscow.
The Times claims that phone calls to the United ticket office revealed that there were still £73 and £120 tickets available. Those are now likely to remain unsold as it is far too late to make travel arrangements.
Chelsea claim to have sold their allocation but their official website reveals that there is still some 'limited availability' on two-night trips.
There is also the distinct possibility that many people who have bought tickets will see their money go to waste as they find the cost of the trip prohibitive.
The Times reports, 'On the Craigslist.org website's Manchester and London sections there were nearly 500 tickets for sale last night, many offered for face value. "Can't afford trip and need to sell," one seller wrote.
'Sean Bones, the vice-chairman of the Manchester United Supporters' Trust, said: "The Moscow trip is similar in price to next year's season tickets and people are having to make a choice between shelling out for one game or seeing every match next year."
The embarrassment of the empty seats is set to put massive pressure on UEFA to keep Champions League finals in western Europe and the next two will be in Rome and then Madrid, with the 2011 final likely to be held at Wembley.
feckin sh!theads the lot of them . If it was us in the final moscow would have been a sea of LFC red.
