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With simply half an hour remaining earlier than Barcelona’s huge Champions League encounter towards SL Benfica, the joy is at fever pitch.
The Catalans need to defend a slender one objective lead over the Portuguese giants at dwelling. Nonetheless, with the sport but to even begin, it seems travelling Benfica supporters have already began inflicting fairly the ruckus exterior Montjuic.
Tensions rise exterior stadium
As reported by SPORT, the surface space of the Montjuic noticed clashes between two units of followers, which serves as an early reminder of the rising rigidity between the 2 events.
With this fixture marked as high-risk, safety across the Lluís Companys Stadium had already been tightened, however the arrival of Benfica’s most excessive supporters has escalated tensions additional.
A gaggle of radical Portuguese followers reached Barcelona seemingly extra intent on inflicting bother than having fun with a soccer spectacle.
Tensions have spiked forward of Barcelona-Benfica conflict (Photograph by Aitor Alcalde/Getty Photos)
As a substitute of specializing in supporting their staff, they’ve been seen participating in unsportsmanlike conduct, together with directing insults towards Barcelona within the neighborhood of the stadium.
A small however heated altercation befell between Benfica’s ‘hooligans’ and a gaggle of radical Barça supporters.
Nonetheless, swift intervention from the safety forces prevented the state of affairs from spiraling uncontrolled.
With over two thousand Benfica followers set to witness the conflict this night, there’s concern over potential incidents contained in the stadium. Given the classification of this recreation as a high-risk occasion, authorities stay on excessive alert to forestall any additional disturbances.
