Chelsea vs Arsenal: Uefa hold no major concerns over prospect of unsegregated fans at Europa League final

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Arsenal and Chelsea, who both qualified for the final on Thursday night, have each been officially allocated only 6,000 tickets for the match in the 68,700-seater Baku Olympic Stadium

: “The safety and security of all participants, visitors and partners is the number one priority for Uefa for all its matches and competitions. Since the beginning of the 2019 Uefa Europa League Final project, we have worked closely with the Azeri Football Association, the local organising committee, the police, governmental agencies and authorities in Baku to ensure that all the necessary arrangements are made to provide a safe and secure environment for this match.

 

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Can you imagine spending all that money on flights, accommodation & tickets only to be sat next to a rival supporter? This is a complete mess. 6,000 tickets for each club is embarrassing. Very poor all round by UEFA. 👎

Those fans watching through netting also awful

Then why on Earth UEFA choose this venue? Doesn't matter what teams are playing rival fans will goad each other.

Oh....really

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