Classic finals on the cards

CARNIVAL TIME: Visitors take photographs near big footballs which are set up at the Trocadero in front of the Eiffel Tower. The UEFA Champions Festival opened on Saturday and will close tomorrow – the day of the UEFA Champions League final between Barcelona and Arsenal. The festival allows supporters to test their skills on mini-pitches, skills clinics and penalty shootouts. – REUTERSpic

PARIS: Fifty years after the famous Real Madrid side of Alfredo di Stefano lifted the first European Cup, Barcelona and Arsenal are promising to produce a spectacle in line with the tournament's best traditions when they clash in the final of the Champions League here Wednesday.