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Laporta blames Barcelona fans for Europa League ticket fiasco

Barcelona president Joan Laporta held a press conference on Tuesday to discuss the ticketing shambles that occurred during the team’s Europa League defeat to Eintracht Frankfurt.

Estimates reckon that around 30,000 visiting fans were able to get into the Camp Nou for the match and see their team win 3-2 to progress to the semi-finals.

Laporta said the club is not to blame for what happened, pointed the finger at the previous board and explained how Barca will try to stop such an issue occurring again.

“The club is not to blame for what happened against Eintracht, but it is responsible,” he said.