The threat of an attack Islamic State (IS) about the quarterfinal matches of the Champions League received by the security forces has put the UEFA and all football fans.
At the moment, nothing has changed in terms of the organization of the matches, for example the one that will be played in Madridwhich already comes with special surveillance measures as it is considered a high-risk party by the Ministry of the Interior of Spain.
Alert in the Champions League due to threats of attacks from the Islamic State
He Islamic State has published a photo on his social networks with the slogan “kill them all”specifically naming the 4 stages: Santiago Bernabeu (Real Madrid-Manchester City), Civitas Metropolitan Arena (Atletico Madrid-Borussia Dortmund), Princes Park (PSG-Barcelona) and Emirates Stadium (Arsenal-Bayern Munich).
Islamic State is nothing less than the terrorist group that took charge of the last attack in the middle of a concert at the Crocus City Hall in Moscow that left 143 dead and nearly 200 injured.
In Madridthere is a situation of maximum alert since both the real Madrid As the Athletic will be protagonists of this instance of the Champions League. The city Government Delegation had already classified the matches as “high risk” with a large operation with more than three thousand troops.
The figure seems to be small, compared to the 8,000 City fans who will arrive this Tuesdayadded to the threat of the terrorist group.
After the attack in Moscow, football seems to be the point chosen by fundamentalist groups. A week ago, the Sarh al-Khilafah medium, in this case, the broadcaster of the terrorist group ISIS, published an image calling for an attack against the audience at the Allianz Arena in Munich. It was March 30, the day Bayern Munich vs Borussia Dortmund was played.
At the time, German security forces had announced at the time that they were going to reinforce an already strong security operation with the presence of “additional agents.”
Other antecedents of terrorism in the Champions League
It is not the first time that terrorist threats have entered the world of football and nor the first time that involves Orejona. Already in 2017, in the final of Champions League between Real Madrid and Juventusthe roof of the Cardiff Millennium Stadium It had had to remain closed for fear of drones carrying explosives entering.
In 2023, a meeting for the Qualifiers for the Euro Cup between Belgium and Sweden It had to be suspended due to the murder of two Scandinavian fans who were in the center of Brussels hours before the match. The game was 1-1 at halftime and both teams refused to play the ST.
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