Five people were arrested and many were kicked out during Barça - Eintracht Frankfurt's Champions League game

The Catalan Mossos d'Esquadra police arrested five people during the UEFA Champions League game between FC Barcelona and Eintracht Frankfurt on Tuesday.

According to regional police, 12 people were under investigation for robbery and twelve others were reported for their actions outside the stadium.

Mossos also kicked out 17 people from inside the field during the first game of the UEFA Champions League after the return to the Spotify Camp Nou.

Police intervened before, during, and after the game.

The game ended with a tight 2-1 victory for Barça. However, the night was mainly focused on banishing ghosts, after the team was left traumatized by their last game against Eintracht Frankfurt in April 2022.

Back then, 30,000 away fans took over the Camp Nou and eliminated Barça from the Europa League. This time, only club members could buy tickets; however, many secondary market websites had many available, and Germans even tried to become members on the day of the game.

The hostility in the stands turned up a notch after the goals. First, when Frankfurt had taken the lead, a rain of bottles and drinks hailed on their heads from the away section. Later, after Barça took the lead, there was a moment of controversy as a flare lit in the Barça end was thrown into the away section, only to be returned to Barça fans almost immediately. Tensions heightened further as most of the stadium only saw the return throw and expressed their disgust at the visitors’ behavior. 

Upon the final whistle, more than a handful of Barça supporters turned to offer explicit gestures towards the away fans, leaving no doubt that this particular continental rivalry is embittering considerably.