Cardiff party yet to reach fever pitch as fans trickle in


Britain Soccer Football - UEFA Champions League Final Preview - Cardiff, Wales - June 2, 2017 Fans have their photograph taken in the fanzone Reuters / Darren Staples Livepic

LONDON (Reuters) - Twenty minutes stroll along the River Taff from the stadium that will host Saturday's Champions League final neat rows of tents stretch out across a picturesque park awaiting occupation.

On the eve of the biggest football match ever staged in Cardiff, the expected invasion by fans of Real Madrid and Juventus was not materialising as locals went about their Friday morning business in peace.

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