Article by Aurelian Botezatu – Published Tuesday, March 17, 2026, 2:54 p.m. / Updated Tuesday, March 17, 2026, 2:55 p.m.
Barcelona and Newcastle ended the first leg in England tied 1-1. The return from the capital of Catalonia is “threatened” by an invasion of English supporters.
The match is scheduled for Wednesday evening, from 22:00, Romanian time, but Barcelona is already on alert. The local authorities are expecting from today a very large number of English fans, more than the number of seats made available at the “Camp Nou”, so they have increased security measures, and the club has activated the “Security and Control Protocol for Rival Fans” since last Monday!
10,000 Newcastle United supporters storm Barcelona!
According to UEFA regulations, Newcastle received 3,000 tickets, but according to information received from England, no less than 10,000 supporters will travel to Barcelona. Which means 7,000 will be without tickets, under the conditions of a game considered “high risk”.
Barcelona warned that on Friday, March 6, it stopped selling tickets and that they will not be available at the points of sale either before or on the day of the match. In vain. The fans of “Cotofene” want to be as close to the team as possible!
Barcelona have taken measures to avoid a repeat of the 2021-2022 disaster with Eintracht Frankfurt
By stopping the sale of tickets, the Catalans still achieved something. Thus, they avoided having a large contingent of supporters of the opposing team in the stands, as happened in the “quarter”-return with Eintracht Frankfurt in the 2021 – 2022 edition of the Europa League.
Although Barcelona had given Eintracht 5,000 tickets, there were 30,000 German fans at the Camp Nou, which created an infernal atmosphere. Frantically encouraged, the Germans won 3-2 and qualified for the semi-finals of the competition, with the first leg having ended 1-1.
The hosts now want to take advantage of the atmosphere in the stadium, especially after the capacity of the arena has been expanded, following the completion of the work on the lawn for the Catalan supporters (collected). On Sunday, in the match with FC Sevilla (5-2), 62,000 spectators could take place at Camp Nou, 17,000 more than before (45,000).
