Barcelona president Joan Laporta expressed his anger at the events that occurred during his team’s match against Eintracht Frankfurt, Germany, when the Catalan club’s fans sold their tickets to the German team’s fans, during the match that brought the two teams together in the second leg of the quarter-finals of the European League.
Eintracht fans had the lion’s share of attendance at the Camp Nou stadium, the stronghold of the Catalan team, after they succeeded in obtaining Barcelona fans tickets, which made the majority of the stadium filled with German fans during the match.
In statements to the Spanish newspaper “Marca”, Laporta spoke about the process of selling tickets for the Eintracht match by the Barcelona fans, that the incident is now under investigation, stressing that the measures will be harsh in order not to repeat what happened again.
The Barcelona president stated, “I am concerned, what happened was a shame for everyone, we cannot allow it to happen again, we will take strong action because what happened is disgraceful and shameful.”
Laporta continued his speech, stressing that they had information about the cause of what happened, noting that he needed time to address the matter, and to correct matters in the coming period.
The president of Barcelona concluded his speech, saying: “We cannot allow these situations, we must become stricter, see what happened with the security and ticketing department, what happened is not desirable, and we process all the information.”
Barcelona bid farewell to the European League after losing at home to Eintracht Frankfurt in the second leg of the quarter-finals of the tournament, with three goals to one in a match in which the German club’s fans dominated the Camp Nou stadiums, to bid farewell to the Catalan team, especially after it tied with one goal for the same in the first leg. held last week in Germany.