"From Tuesday onwards, we collected seven truck-loads of beer cans," the official told private Flash Radio following AC Milan's 2-1 win.

"Each load is fourteen tonnes...and because beer has a certain effect on bodily functions, we had to wash many areas with shampoo afterwards," he added.

Thousands of fans, mainly Liverpool supporters, arrived in Athens without tickets and authorities created gathering areas in the city's main squares to accommodate them.

From the Zappeion gathering area alone, where a large screen was erected to show the final, cleanup crews collected two tonnes of beer cans, the official said.

"This has all gone into recycling," he said.

Authorities in Greece feared incidents would break out between drunken Liverpool and Milan supporters during the week, and put 7,500 police officers on hooligan duty around the capital.

But barring a brief scuffle between rival supporters at Zappeio on Wednesday night, the final passed without major incident.

Police detained 230 fans found in possession of fake tickets but released them after questioning.