Almost 20,000 tickets left for Messi v Ronaldo showdown at Old trafford

Tickets for the Old Trafford showdown between Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo tonight will be on sale at the stadium until 30 minutes after the match kicks off, with just under 20,000 still to be sold as of lunchtime.

World Eleven, the management company which has been involved in organising the match, said that around 46,000 tickets had been sold as of this morning. It said the stadium capacity for this match was around the 65,000 mark, with a section of one of the stands closed.