THE Champions League final was plunged into chaos hours before kick-off as black smoke engulfed Istanbul’s Ataturk Stadium.
Premier League and FA Cup winners Manchester City completed their historic Treble by beating Inter Milan 1-0 courtesy of Rodri’s 68th minute strike.
Preparations for the biggest game in European football had been rocked as dark fumes billowed from a nearby burning building.
Plumes of smoke soared over the stadium and could be seen for miles around.
The smoke was so prominent that it was picked up in BT Sport’s pre-match coverage behind host Jake Humphrey and pundits Rio Ferdinand, Mario Balotelli, Cesc Fabregas and Joleon Lescott.
Footage of the fire started doing the rounds on social media.
Clips showed a six-story building engulfed by black smoke as Turkish firefighters desperately tried to quell the raging flames.
Footy fans were quick to comment after clips and images of the smoke went viral.
One said: “I hope everything is ok…”
And another said: “What is this black magic?”
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One remarked: “What’s going on here??”
Another added: “Is it some kind of sign that we’re going to see an unusual game today?”
One said: “That’s a serious fire hope there are no casualties.”
The burning building – an industrial factory – is located just TWO MILES away from the Ataturk Stadium.
Firefighters were said to have been on the scene for “two hours” trying to quell the flames.
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Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
