PSG ultras banned from Champions League clash with Real Sociedad after weapons discovered by police
Tuesday night's Champions League second-leg tie between Real Sociedad and Paris Saint-Germain promises to be a spectacular occasion, with the home side aiming to overturn a two-goal deficit from the first leg three weeks ago However, there could have been some rather unpleasant incidents before the match, without the intervention of the police.
As reported by Relief, the ultras groups from Real and PSG had organized a violent meeting in front of the party, although the Basque police (Ertzaintza) managed to intercept the latter before anything could happen. They also found a wide range of weapons on the group, including golf clubs, knives and screwdrivers.
Police in San Sebastián prevented a massive brawl between PSG and Real Sociedade fans today.
They searched about 20 vehicles and found:
15 golf clubs, three ice picks, two pairs of brass knuckles, a knife, two pocket knives, several screwdrivers, a hammer and more.
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Due to this, and the high-risk nature of the match, the Ertzaintza have decided to return the group of PSG supporters to France with immediate effect, meaning that they will not attend the Reale Arena.
The police also recovered weapons from a weapons section Real society ultras, although it is not clear to this if he has been denied access to the match, which those associated with the Txuri-Urdin will hope is a successful occasion.
