Spain increases security at Champions League matches – 2024-04-10 05:08:22

On the European night of this Tuesday, April 9, the actions of the UEFA Champions League return, with the capital of Spain being the venue for two important matches for the first leg of the quarterfinals of the most important international club tournament on the planet.

However, rolling the ball undoubtedly took a backseat, due to the great concern generated throughout Europe due to the threat of the Islamic State terrorist group, due to possible attacks on the fields where the matches will take place.

It should be noted that the intimidation was spread through images in media such as the Al-Azaim Foundation and Sarh al-Khilafah, where they show a man with his head covered holding a rifle and the legend “Kill them all”, along with the names of the stadiums where they will be played the current week.

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In a few hours, Real Madrid will play their first phase match at the Santiago Bernabéu against the current champion of the competition, Manchester City. Furthermore, on Wednesday the 10th Atlético de Madrid and Borussia Dortmund will face each other at the Cívitas Metropolitano, both sporting events in the Spanish capital.

Given the great anti-terrorist alert that Europe has been experiencing for months, the government chaired by Pedro Sánchez, positioned the security of Espala at level 4 of 5. Early on Tuesday, it was confirmed that The upcoming soccer matches were classified as high risk, therefore, the authorities decided to reinforce security with a significant police force of more than 3,000 agents and additional security measures will be implemented.

As in the Cardiff final in 2017, when it was played with the roof closed, it was confirmed in the last few hours that the Real Madrid stadium will be completely impenetrable at the club’s request so that the English players feel more pressure from the public. However, there are many who claim that the real reason is a security measure in the face of recent threats.

Other care that will be of vital importance is to monitor the 4,000 British Manchester City fans who will be at the Bernabéu and 5,000 Germans from Borussia Dortmund will appear at the Metropolitano tomorrow, paying full attention to prevent the group from infiltrating the dreaded terrorist group.