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Determined Man City fans set to see CSKA Moscow clash despite ban

Some Manchester City fans WILL see the team live in their Champions League clash against CSKA Moscow.

The People says City fans will be supporting the Blues in their behind-closed-doors Champions League clash at CSKA Moscow this week - from a flat overlooking the Khimki Arena.

Supporters are still planning to travel to Russia for Tuesday night's must-win Group E encounter despite a UEFA ban on tickets being sold to the public.

The 16 fans from Radcliffe near Bury have decided to go ahead with their journey, despite CSKA being ordered to play three games behind closed doors after their supporters were found guilty of racist ­behaviour during last month's tie at Roma.

They have learned that Bayern Munich fans paid around £80 each to 'rent out' a flat in an apartment block that towers above the stadium when the German champions visited Moscow last month.

And it is also understood that a number of Bayern supporters even managed to get inside the Khimki to watch the game after paying up to £1,000 for a limited number of tickets that had been made ­available to sponsors.

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