Mestalla set for full house for Champions League opener

A sellout crowd is forecast for Valencia CF's Champions League encounter with Ajax, with only 50 tickets remaining available on the morning of the game.

The club have also done their bit to turn the atmosphere up a notch, providing a total of 45,000 orange flags bearing the Valencia CF badge

This will be the first match at Mestalla in the club's Champions League 20th anniversary season. Some 14 giant flags will be placed around the ground, and the contribution of the fans has been talked up by both sides in the runup to the match.