Barcelona launch crackdown on Man Utd fans for Europa League clash with English IP addresses banned and no child tickets

BARCELONA have launched a crackdown on ticket sales ahead of their Europa League fixture against Manchester United.

The LaLiga giants are hoping to avoid similar scenes to when they faced Bundesliga side Eintracht Frankfurt in the competition last season.

Barcelona have put measures in place to avoid Man Utd fans from buying home ticketsGetty

AFPLast season Eintracht Frankfurt’s fans are estimated to have bought 30,000 tickets to the Europa League clash at the Nou Camp[/caption]

The German club’s fans managed to get their hands on a reported 30,000 tickets for the fixture at the Nou Camp, way more than their allocation.

This led to Barcelona’s home leg feeling a lot more like an away fixture due to the atmosphere created by the Frankfurt supporters.

To stop this from happening for the Europa League tie against the Red Devils, the Spanish club have implemented measures to reduce the risk.

The fixture has been deemed as high-risk by the Anti-Violence Commission, which has seen the measures come into action.

The club has created an internal transversal committee which will block computers with an IP address coming from England from buying tickets.

It has also reduced the number of tickets an individual can purchase from six to four.

The fixture will also not have child tickets available.

Tour operators have also been hit as only 1,000 tickets will be sold to them to pass on to customers.

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On the day, there will be random checks on fans, and those who have received a seat from a season ticket holder will have to have the correct form to hand.

Erik ten Hag‘s side have been made aware of the measures that affects the club’s supporters.

The Red Devils are estimated to have a ticket allocation of 4,700 for the fixture at the 99,354-seater Nou Camp stadium.