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| Champions League: Liverpool prepares to host victory parade | Champions League: Liverpool prepares to host victory parade |
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| Thousands of Liverpool fans are preparing to celebrate the club's historic Champions League win at a parade through the city. | |
| Jurgen Klopp's team were crowned champions of Europe for a sixth time when they beat Spurs 2-0 in Madrid. | Jurgen Klopp's team were crowned champions of Europe for a sixth time when they beat Spurs 2-0 in Madrid. |
| They arrived at Liverpool Airport on Sunday afternoon ahead of an open-top bus parade, due to begin at 16:00 BST. | They arrived at Liverpool Airport on Sunday afternoon ahead of an open-top bus parade, due to begin at 16:00 BST. |
| It will start at Allerton Maze before ending in a celebration on the city's waterfront. | It will start at Allerton Maze before ending in a celebration on the city's waterfront. |
| The bus will travel along Queens Drive, Mill Bank, West Derby Road, Islington, Leeds Street and The Strand. | The bus will travel along Queens Drive, Mill Bank, West Derby Road, Islington, Leeds Street and The Strand. |
| It will finish at Blundell Street, where The Mersey River Festival and Bordeaux Wine Festival events are taking place. | It will finish at Blundell Street, where The Mersey River Festival and Bordeaux Wine Festival events are taking place. |
| The Reds won the all-Premier League final at Madrid's Wanda Metropolitano 2-0 thanks to an early Mohamed Salah penalty and a late Divock Origi strike. | The Reds won the all-Premier League final at Madrid's Wanda Metropolitano 2-0 thanks to an early Mohamed Salah penalty and a late Divock Origi strike. |
| A spokesman for Merseyside Police said it expected "tens of thousands of people" to attend the celebration. | A spokesman for Merseyside Police said it expected "tens of thousands of people" to attend the celebration. |
| Liverpool City Council is advising fans to line the full length of the route, as there will be no central focal point to the parade. | Liverpool City Council is advising fans to line the full length of the route, as there will be no central focal point to the parade. |
| Rolling road closures will be put in place and motorists are advised to plan journeys carefully. | Rolling road closures will be put in place and motorists are advised to plan journeys carefully. |
| Police are advising people use public transport where possible. They said trains and buses will be running to a Sunday timetable with some rail services affected by engineering works. | Police are advising people use public transport where possible. They said trains and buses will be running to a Sunday timetable with some rail services affected by engineering works. |