Aston Villa will ban any supporters found to have sold their seats for Wednesday’s Champions League clash with Celtic to third parties.
The Scottish giants are expected to be backed by 2,100 inside the ground though there is the potential for many more to travel south without tickets, and seats were being advertised at considerably more than face value on independent websites on Tuesday.
At last week’s Europa League meeting between Manchester United and Rangers, a significant number of away fans appeared to have gained access to home areas.