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Champions League — Three weeks to Budapest.

Three weeks to Budapest.

Three weeks. That's all that stands between Arsenal, PSG, and the most expensive night out in Hungarian history.

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The Puskás Aréna is sold out — all 67,000 of them. Arsenal and PSG get 18,000 apiece, UEFA partners and the Hungarian FA pocket the rest, and The Killers are apparently playing the opening ceremony, which is either perfect or completely baffling depending on your age and your feelings about Mr. Brightside at 8:45pm on a Tuesday.

Resale tickets are already clearing €4,000. Someone, somewhere, paid that. Budapest is ready. The question is whether either side is.

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