😱 Spying on their own fans?! Barça clamp down on Frankfurt invasion | OneFootball

FC Barcelona has absolutely no desire for a déjà vu. For the Champions League clash against Eintracht Frankfurt, which will take place next Tuesday at Camp Nou, the club is selling all available tickets exclusively to club members.

This measure is intended to prevent scenes like those in 2022 from repeating, when around 30,000 traveling Frankfurt fans turned the stadium white and Barça suffered an extremely embarrassing home game takeover.

The Hessians won 3-2, advanced to the Europa League semi-finals, and experienced one of the greatest nights in their club’s history. 

However, there will not be a Camp Nou invasion 2.0. According to its own statements, the Catalan club wants to increase security and curb possible cases of fraud with this decision.

Strict controls have been announced: from increased security and visual checks to sanctions against members whose tickets end up with away fans. "Every ticket found in the possession of an Eintracht Frankfurt fan in Barça’s home section will be registered in order to identify the member in question and take the appropriate disciplinary measures," Barcelona explained.

In any case, there will not be a fully packed stadium. Only a few weeks ago, the Blaugrana returned to their home ground, where, due to safety regulations, only around 45,000 spectators are currently allowed.

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