Portugal will allow visitors from the UK to enter the country from Monday next week, bringing relief to thousands of UK tourists and football fans.
Chelsea play Manchester City in the rearranged Champions League final on May 29 at the Estadio do Dragao in Porto with many fans having already bought plane tickets and booked accommodation. And it now seems they will not be forced into travel 'bubbles' either.
Thousands more tourists had booked holidays in anticipation of a post-lockdown celebration after Portugal was added to the UK's green list, and they were preparing to travel from Monday.