Public health experts are urging UEFA to see sense and not allow thousands of fans to travel across Europe to attend the Champions League final in Istanbul, where covid cases are sky high.
UEFA is expected to confirm that visiting supporters will be allowed to attend the final at the Ataturk Stadium in Turkey.
With Chelsea and Manchester City now well placed to progress to the showpiece on May 29, English fans would face a 4,000-mile round trip to a country with the highest daily infection rates in Europe.
Chelsea earned a 1-1 draw away to Spanish giants Real Madrid on Tuesday and Manchester City won 2-1 at the home of Paris Saint-Germain, last night.