ANDERLECHT HAS advised Celtic fans not to travel for Wednesday night’s Champions League game unless they have a ticket, and warned that they risk arrest if they do so.
Large numbers of travelling fans are expected in Brussels for the Group B clash, but tickets are in short supply with a capacity of just 21,500 in the Belgian club’s home ground, the Constant Vanden Stock Stadium.
In a statement on Monday, Anderlecht said that they “would like to remind all fans of Celtic FC who will be making the trip to Brussels that it is mandatory to be in possession of a valid match ticket when they are present in the territory of Anderlecht or the neigbouring community of Sint-Gillis/Saint-Gilles.
“All Celtic supporters who can’t show a valid match ticket when asked by the authorities, risk being arrested.”
Earlier this month, kick-off in a Europa League match between Arsenal and Cologne was delayed by an hour after an estimated 20,000 German fans travelled to London, despite the fact that the club received just 2,900 tickets in their official allocation.
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