It was the UEFA Final on Wednesday between Rangers and Zenit St Petersburg. The game was being played at the City of Manchester stadium so loads of fans made there way to Manchester City Centre to watch on big screens and soak up the atmosphere.
It was thought that about 100,000 fans would come but I have read somewhere that people thing its more like 170,000 or maybe more. The main area where fans congregated was in Picadilly Gardens. However problems started when the big screen in Picadilly Gardens broke. A backup screen near the Velodrome was setup with buses to transport people but a minority of people caused problems throwing bottles, clashed with police, etc.
Some of the scenes seen and read about since are not too pleasant. I was out yesterday and in certain areas there was still a smell of urine 
As well as tons of litter, there have been reports of broken shop windows, a sports car pushed about (saw it on TV – dont know if someone was in it), a policeman chased and beaten up.
With these problems Manchester City Council will now not have big screens in the city on Wednesday for the Champions League final.
You can see some photos of the aftermath on the BBC News site.
