Champions League final: Uefa warns Tottenham and Liverpool fans over fake tickets

Many of those who travelled to Madrid have made the trip without tickets for this evening's match

Uefa has warned the thousands of ticketless Liverpool and Tottenham fans about the “high number of fake tickets” being sold on the black market ahead of the Champions League final.

Madrid has been taken over by supporters ahead of Saturday’s all-English showpiece at the Wanda Metropolitano.

Many of those who travelled to the Spanish capital have made the trip without tickets for the match and Uefa has felt the need to warn them of the number of fakes on sale.

A statement from European football’s governing body read: “Uefa has warned fans of the high number of fake tickets being sold on the black market in advance of the 2019 Uefa Champions League final in Madrid.

“In a warning to fans of Liverpool and Tottenham Hotspur that have travelled to the Spanish capital without tickets, Uefa has reminded supporters that no tickets for individual fans are being distributed via agencies or brokers and encouraged fans not to be duped by touts who demand exorbitant prices despite often not being in possession of the tickets they claim to have for sale.

“It is believed that there is a high number of fake tickets in circulation and arrests have already been made in a clampdown on bogus tickets. Holders of forged tickets will not be allowed into the stadium.”

Uefa’s terms and conditions prevent the unauthorised resale and transfer of tickets, with the governing body monitoring online sales.

Liverpool recently warned fans selling tickets through unauthorised secondary sites that they could be hit with an indefinite ban from Anfield.

Tottenham last week handed indefinite bans to three supporters who tried to sell their Champions League final tickets on a secondary ticketing platform.

Each finalist received just 17,000 tickets for the Madrid showpiece in the 63,000-capacity Wanda Metropolitano.

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