TURIN, Italy (AP) – 7:10 p.m.
What a football feast. On a warm, dry but overcast evening here in Turin, two giants of the game – Juventus and Real Madrid – play the first of two semifinal legs for a place in the June 6 Champions League final in Berlin. Fans have been gathering outside the Juventus Stadium since early afternoon and flocked at the gates where the team buses drive through, hoping to glimpse the players.
They greeted Madrid’s bus with both boos and cheers. Other fans are playing football in a nearby car park.
Kick-off is under two hours away.