Arsenal and Paris Saint-Germain go meet for Champions League final, but before match even begin, wahala don burst between di two clubs over ticket allocation.
Di French giants bin complain say dem only get 2,500 away tickets for di first-leg semi-final for Emirates, instead of di usual 3,000 wey UEFA rules say dem suppose get. PSG bin don receive full allocation earlier for di league phase match for October, so dis new development catch dem off guard.
Arsenal explain say di decision na for security reasons, because of di London Marathon wey happen 48 hours before di match. Di club say local authorities request am. But PSG no gree, dem call am unfair play and lodge complaint with UEFA after dem request extra 500 tickets and Arsenal reject am.
PSG statement read: “PSG does not find this decision very fair play and has referred the matter to UEFA to try to obtain the quota of 3,000 tickets that are due to it according to UEFA regulations. The club could also explore other avenues of appeal between now and Tuesday if necessary.”
Di matter get another twist as Arsenal also get just 2,000 tickets for di away leg for Paris. Arsenal Supporters’ Trust hit out at PSG ticketing policy. Tim Payton, AST board member, tok say: “It’s not fair that every club that plays a game in Paris has less tickets for their supporters. We don’t expect it will make much difference for next week’s second leg but the new format means that English clubs are going to be playing PSG more regularly over the next few years so something needs to change.”
Di final go take place for Puskas Arena for Budapest, Hungary, capacity 67,215. According to Arsenal official website, only 17,200 tickets go to Gunners fans, same number for PSG supporters. About 4,600 tickets dey for general public through UEFA lottery system. UEFA say 39,000 of 61,400 tickets dey available for fans and public to buy direct.
Arsenal dey reach Champions League final for first time since 2006, and dem go face PSG on May 30.
