Quote from: BlackBoss_ on Today at 11:43:42 AM

Quote from: Adbitco on Today at 11:27:33 AM

From the news reaching the rounds, PSG is sending an appeal to UEFA regarding their Tuesday Champions League Semi final first leg fixture against Arsenal. Before now UEFA always allows 5% of the tickets allocation to the away fans in it's competition, Arsenal has a stadium capacity of 60k of which 5% should be 3k but they only gave 2,500 tickets to PSG fans which is not up to the stipulated number. When they reached out to Arsenal, Arsenal said they can't give more than that citing it for security reasons because the London marathon will be held on Sunday. That's a silly excuse, are they trying to shut the away fans or what. Why do they want to bend the rules now? Out of 60,704 stadium capacity you are still finding it difficult to allow just 3,000 away fans in.
https://www.football365.com/news/psg-appeal-uefa-unfair-arsenal-champions-league-semi-final-turmoil

If they use this reason, they must reduce total tickets available for sales in this match, like if it is a 16.67% reduction (500 from 3,000 tickets), they must do the same with total tickets available for Arsenal fans in this match. There are no information that Arsenal are doing this on their fans but only want to do this on PSG fans. Generally it is an unfair treatment and ticket allocation from Arsenal for their guest, PSG in this important match for both clubs.

Reason can be used but it must be applied fairly for both clubs, not only on PSG while Arsenal are not affected. If this continue to be a final decision for a first leg semi final match, Arsenal won't deserve to win this match and even if they win it, it won't be a convincing win for them.

I don't think it applies to their own fans that's definitely why PSG reached out to Arsenal and they insist on not giving out the remaining 500 tickets to them and I believe they will still redirect it to their own fans. PSG wants to make a formal appeal to UEFA according to the news, I think it will be done between now and tomorrow. If nothing is done about it and they insist on not giving them, then I think PSG should do a "teeth for tat" and give out only 1000 tickets slots for the away fans after all their own stadium is smaller with less than 48,000 capacity.