The UEFA Champions League quarter finals have been threatened by the Islamic State group, with images of host stadiums in Paris, Madrid, and London being published. Security has been reinforced at matches, but UEFA has confirmed that all games will go ahead.
It is one of the most anticipated sports events in the world but the UEFA Champions League has been hit by a dark threat as the competition’s quarter finals began overnight.
PSG coach Luis Enrique said in his pre-match news conference: “I hope it is a thing we can control and that they are just threats and that nothing will happen.” Real Madrid's bus arrives escorted by Spanish national police officers prior to the UEFA Champions League quarter final first leg. Picture: OSCAR DEL POZO / AFP“We are going to have an exceptional deployment of security services, in line with the level of alert set out by the intelligence services,” Francisco Martin Aguirre, the government’s delegate for Madrid, said in a video message.
Many European countries are on their highest possible terror warning level after the attack in Moscow.Real Madrid and Champions League holders Manchester City shared a pulsating 3-3 draw in a rollercoaster quarter-final first leg on Tuesday.
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