Both sets of fans have no real history of causing trouble, and officials are confident they can maintain order. However, a police source said: "We are ready and prepared, and anyone looking to cause problems will be dealt with swiftly."
Project manager Dean Meredith, 55, and his wife Mandy, 54, along with their children Niamh, 22, Erin, 21, and Shay, 13, were among those taking in the mood in Taksim Square. all hail from Manchester's Levenshulme.
It's extremely costly, Dean jokingly told MailOnline, "I've spent upwards of £3000 for us all to come out here and we were at Wembley for the FA Cup final last week."
However, I wouldn't miss it for anything in the world, even though the youngest should be.
Around 5,000 ticketless Blues fans are anticipated to travel, while 20.000 have tickets through Manchester City and a comparable number through Inter Milan in Italy.
Every hour, flights from Manchester, Stansted, and Heathrow touched down at Istanbul's main airport, which is about an hour from the city center but can take twice as long due to the terrible traffic.
When they arrived in the city, a lot of people went to the pubs in Istanbul's well-known Taksim Square, where a pint of beer costs only £1.30. By lunchtime, the party had really gotten going, with fans singing and chanting for manager Pep Guardiola and his players.
The Ataturk Olympic stadium, which is 90 minutes away from the venue, will host the game.
UEFA officials are concerned to avoid a repeat of the episode from the previous year, when overzealous French police shoved Liverpool fans into potentially fatal jams before being held back and doused in tear gas.
Before coming clean, admitting their mistake, and offering an apology, UEFA and French officials cynically blamed Liverpool fans for the 37-minute delay in the opening of the match against Real Madrid.
Hundreds of police have been put on standby for the event, which will start at 10 p.m. local time. Ten minutes from the stadium, two fan parks for City and Inter Milan ticket holders have also been constructed to offer entertainment.
Officials have asked supporters to board the shuttle buses that will leave from
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