FC Barcelona announced a set of decisions, seeking not to repeat what happened to his team in its match against Eintracht Frankfurt, Germany, in the European League last season.
Barcelona hosted its guest, Eintracht Frankfurt, in the second leg of the quarter-final round of the “Europa League” competition for the 2021-2022 season, on April 14, 2022, to be surprised by the fans of the German team occupying large parts of the “Camp Nou” stadium.
Camp Nou? pic.twitter.com/q2NarGI4V2
— Alfredo Martinez (@Alfremartinezz) April 14, 2022
Before that match, a large number of season ticket holders for FC Barcelona decided to sell their tickets to German fans, bringing their number in the “Camp Nou” stands to 35,000, out of 80,000 who were in the stands, which the Spanish press described as “high treason.” A scandal that will not be forgotten.
Barcelona seeks not to repeat this incident, when the team receives its guest Manchester United, on February 16, in the first leg of the qualifying round to the final price of the same tournament.
The newspaper “AS” reported (AS) Spanish that season ticket holders will have to inform the club if they decide to give up their seats to others.
And Barcelona established a special committee to conduct comprehensive control over ticket sales, as it will ban the purchase of tickets from computers that contain a British IP address.
In addition, the club decided to reduce purchases per person from 6 to 4 tickets, while tour operators will only be given 1,000 tickets.
In a strange event that happened during the Barcelona and Frankfurt match, Barcelona fans sold their tickets to the German team fans, which made the majority of the attendees at the Camp Nou are Frankfurt fans ????????❗️
— EPL World (@EPLworld) April 14, 2022
And “AS” explained that if a fan decides to give up his ticket in favor of another, the first must fill out a form indicating the identity of the second, who will not enter the stadium without it.
And Barcelona opens the doors of the stadium to the fans on the day of the match (against Manchester United) two hours before its start, which are procedures that the English club has become aware of, in order to inform its fans about them.
These decisions will not be limited to the Manchester United match only; Rather, all encounters that are classified by the Anti-Violence Committee as “high risk” will be dealt with in the same way.
“AS” expects that these decisions will be implemented in the two El Clasico matches against rivals Real Madrid, on March 19, 2023 in the second leg of the “La Liga”, and on April 4, 2023 in the second leg of the King’s Cup semi-final.