A last-minute decision to relax Covid-19 safety rules for Saturday’s Champions League final has angered locals as hundreds of English fans not wearing masks packed Porto’s riverside bars on Friday night. Uefa moved the final between Manchester City and Chelsea from Istanbul to Porto to allow English fans to travel to the match under Covid-19 restrictions. Portugal’s government initially said English fans must fly in only on the day of the match, stay in a “bubble” and fly home straight after the game. London Metropolitan Police Superintendent Lysander Strong said two fan zones with capacity for 6,000 people each – one for each team – would be set up in the city. Consumption of beer is allowed and all supporters must present a negative Covid-19 test to access the fan zones.

Source: The Irish Times May 29, 2021 11:32 UTC