FC Barcelona to apply Security and Control protocol of visiting fans at Porto match
For the Champions League group stage match between FC Barcelona and Porto at the Lluís Companys Olympic Stadium, November 28 (9.00pm), strict security and ticket control measures are being put into operation as established by the club for matches classed as high risk, especially in terms of ticket sales and the presence at the stadium of visiting supporters. The goal is to guarantee the utmost safety for all people attending the game.
An appeal is therefore being made to all the fans of the visiting team, Portuguese club Porto, who do not have a ticket, not to go to the Lluís Companys Olympic Stadium, because they will not be able to purchase tickets anywhere around the ground. Only those Porto supporters who have a ticket distributed by their club and for the area reserved for visiting fans will be able to attend the match.
The measures that have been established for this high-risk fixture are the following:
- Tickets bear the holder’s name.
- Porto fans will not be allowed to be seated anywhere outside of the area assigned to supporters of the visiting team.
- Announcement on the website during the sale period that tickets are intended for sale to FC Barcelona fans only.
- Prohibition of wearing clothing or accessories identified with the visiting club anywhere other than in the area reserved for opposing fans.
- Fans must have the required documents at hand (ticket and passport or ID document) to be shown if requested.
- Enable access 10, used by visiting fans only.
- No tickets to be sold at the Lluís Companys Olympic Stadium ticket booths.
- Porto fans who do not have tickets have no need to go to the match, because tickets cannot be purchased in person at the ticket booths.
- Tour operators cannot sell tickets to fans of the visiting team either.
Recommendations for all members and fans
The Club is also appealing to everyone attending the match to arrive in sufficient time and with all the documentation ready to be shown at the request of any member of the club or its security staff at the gates. The stadium gates will open two hours before kick-off for visiting supporters, who will enter the Lluís Companys Olympic Stadium via access 10, and an hour and a half before for all other fans.
