Information for football fans – on the day of the Conference League final: stadium, how to get there, broadcasts

The Conference League final on Wednesday 28^th May in Wroclaw, Poland – here you will find practical information before the match between Real Betiis Balompie (Seville, Spain) and Chelsea FC (London, England).

Chelsea – the road to the final

•     1^st place in the league phase with all six matches won against: Gent, Panathinaikos, Noah, Heidemheim, FC Astana and Shamrock Rovers.
•     In the play-off phase, they defeated FC Copenhagen, Legia Warsaw and Djurgarden IF in two-legged ties.
•     In all matches: 38 goals scored and nine goals lost.

Key players: Cole Palmer, Reece James, Marc Cucurella, Moises Caicedo, Pedro Neto, Noni Madueke, Nicolas Jackson, and Enzo Fernandez.

Coach: Enzo Maresca.

Betis – the road to the final

•     15^th place in the league phase with 3 wins (Petrocub, HJK and Celje), 1 draw (FC Copenhagen) and 2 losses (Mlada Boleslav and Legia Warsaw).
•     In the play-off phase, they defeated in two-legged ties: Gent, Vitoria Guimaraes, Jagiellonia Białystok and AC Fiorentina (after extra time).
•     In all matches: 22 goals scored and 12 goals lost.

Key players: Isco, Antony, Giovani Lo Celso, Cedric Bakambu, Abde Ezzalzouli, Angel Ortiz, William Carvalho.

Coach: Manuel Pellegrini.

Stadium

Wroclaw Stadium (Tarczyński Arena)

•     Address: 1 Śląska Avenue
•     capacity for the final: 41,300

Entrance to the stadium only with e-tickets in the UEFA app.

Entrances: the northern gate from Królewiecka Street (red – for Betis fans and others with tickets marked in red) and the southern gate from Lotnicza Street (blue – for Chelsea fans and others with tickets marked in blue).

Sectors for fans with tickets purchased through Betis: corner stand behind the goal from the north.

Sectors for fans with tickets purchased through Chelsea: corner stand behind the goal from the south.

•     car parks: closed.
•     opening the gates: 6:00 p.m.
•     opening ceremony before the match: 8:45 p.m.
•     start of the game: 9:00 p.m.

Most important stadium rules: no luggage larger than A4 size may be brought in, Poles need to have an identity document (preferably an ID card), there will be no alcohol on sale, no smoking or use of e-cigarettes, etc., no bottles, umbrellas, cameras or other items from the list available on UEFA official website.

Need help, have a question? Get in touch with people wearing green waistcoats with FAN SUPPORT written on them who will be at the stadium. Uniformed officers – police officers and city guards – are also available.

How to get to the Wroclaw Stadium

Access to the stadium from the Wrocław Główny train station and the bus station:

•     from the Peronowa stop by trams 18 marked in red,
•     from the Stawowa stop by trams 21 marked in red,
•     from the Piłsudskiego stop by trams 22 marked in blue,
•     trains of the Lower Silesian Railways from the Wrocław Główny station to the Wrocław Stadion station (about 10–12 minutes – the fastest option).

Access to the stadium from the city centre:

•     from the Jana Pawła II Square by trams 12, 19, 21 and S1 or buses 102, 103, 127 and S1 – marked in red,
•     from the Orląt Lwowskich Square by trams 20, 22 and S2 or buses S2 – marked in blue.
•     from the Zamkowa stop (at Kazimierza Wielkiego Street) on trams 3 and 10 – marked in blue.

If you choose a tram or bus marked with the colour of your ticket, you will get off closer to the correct entrance gate to the stadium: red (northern gate) or blue (southern gate).

Access to the stadium from the airport (Wroclaw Airport): by shuttle bus, which will run from 3:00 p.m. with a frequency of 15 minutes.

Access from the airport (Wroclaw Airport) to the city centre: city bus 106 or night bus 206.

Getting to the stadium or the centre by car: strongly discouraged, due to the risk of getting stuck in traffic.

•     Streets near the stadium will be completely or partially closed.
•     The car parks at the stadium are closed.
•     Alternatively: leave your car in one of the city's Park & Ride car parks that are free on match day and change to a tram or bus.

Pre-match fan zones

1.     on the premises of the Parasol Wroclaw club at 62 Lotnicza Street – for fans with blue tickets (open 28^th May from 11:00 a.m. till 7:00 p.m.),
2.     in the green areas at Królewiecka Street – for fans with red tickets (28^th May from 11:00 a.m. till 7:00 p.m.).

Return from the stadium after the match

From 11:00 p.m.:

•     from Królewiecka Street – by trams or buses S1 and night buses 245 – marked in red,
•     from Lotnicza Street – by trams or buses S2 and night buses 243 and 253 – marked in blue,
•     trains of the Lower Silesian Railways from the Wrocław Stadion station to the Wrocław Główny station (there will be four such special trains).

Publicly accessible fan zones in the city centre

For people without tickets and with tickets:

    Market Square (Gołębi Square) – Fan Festival – 27^th May, 10:00 a.m. – 10:00 p.m., with an opening show at 11:00 a.m. | 28^th May, 10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.

    Wolności Square – 28^th May from 12:00 p.m. till 1:00 a.m. – broadcast of the final on the big screen.

Broadcasts of the final in bars

The best places to watch are at the Market Square and at the Solny Square, as well as under the embankment (Bogusławskiego Street). Worth checking out:

•     Bierhalle – Rynek Ratusz 26,
•     PRL – Rynek Ratusz 10,
•     Felicita – 16 Solny Square,
•     Guinness – 5 Solny Square,
•     Cinema – 99 Bogusławskiego Street,
•     Baza – 85 Bogusławskiego Street,
•     Nocne Gastro – 17 Bogusławskiego Street,
•     12 Krok – 11 Bogusławskiego Street,
•     Wembley – 47/48A Ruska Street.

TV coverage of the final

Polsat (studio at 8:20 p.m.), Polsat Sport 1 and Polsat Sport Premium 1 (studio from 6:00 p.m.).

Wroclaw – city on the Oder

Tourist information at 14 Rynek.

Selected attractions:

•     the Oder River with its boulevards, open-air bars, islands and green areas next to the embankments,
•     Old Town Market Square and Solny Square,
•     courtyard of 46 Ruska Street with the Neon Gallery,
•     viewing tower of the Basilica of Saint Elizabeth (garrison church),
•     Centennial Hall complex with the Multimedia Fountain, the Japan Garden and the Pavilion of the Four Domes – Museum of Contemporary Art,
•     zoo,
•     Szczytnicki Park
•     Ostrów Tumski with its Catholic cathedral,
•     Racławice Panorama and the main building of the National Museum in Wroclaw,
•     Botanical Garden of the University of Wroclaw,
•     the main building of the University of Wroclaw with the Mathematical Tower,
•     Market Hall,
•     a string of bars under the railway embankment,
•     Aquapark Wroclaw with the Saunarium,
•     Południowy Park,
•     historic tenement houses in the Nadodrze, Ołbin, Plac Grunwaldzki and Przedmieście Oławskie housing estates,
•     Grabiszyński Park,
•     Hydropolis.