A heavy police presence is expected at London's Emirates Stadium and other UEFA Champions League venues on Tuesday and Wednesday. Photo by Andy Rain/EPA-EFE
April 9 (UPI) — European football's governing body is aware of allegations of terrorist threats against the Champions League tournament but plans to go ahead with the matches in cooperation with local authorities, the governing body said on Tuesday.
Posts posted online this week showed images of the gunman standing in front of four Champions League venues: the Emirates Stadium, the Parc des Princes, the Metropolitano Stadium and the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium. , the image included the word “murder.” .
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The four quarter-final first leg matches will be played from Tuesday to Wednesday. Bayern Munich was scheduled to play Arsenal at London's Emirates Stadium on Tuesday at 3pm EDT. Real Madrid were scheduled to host Manchester City at Madrid's Santiago Bernabéu at the same time.
Paris Saint-Germain will host Barcelona at the Parc de Princes in Paris on Wednesday at 3pm. Atlético Madrid will simultaneously host Borussia Dortmund at Madrid's Metropolitano Stadium.
UEFA said: “We are aware of the alleged terrorist threats made against this week's UEFA Champions League matches and are working closely with the authorities at each venue.”
“All matches will be held as scheduled, with appropriate security arrangements in place.”
police and government Organizer related parties Cities hosting Tuesday and Wednesday's games emphasized efforts to increase security at their venues.
“we We have strong security We have appropriate plans in place for tonight's match and we continue to work closely with the club's security team to ensure that the match takes place peacefully,” Metropolitan Police Deputy Commissioner Ade Adelekan said in a statement. .
“If you see something that looks or feels strange, please report it to security or the police.”
The Champions League quarter-final second leg will be held on April 16th and 17th in Dortmund, Barcelona, Munich, Germany and Manchester, England.
