- This match is considered high-risk, so security around the stadium will be strengthened
- Expected attendance of 1800 English viewers
The Government Delegation in Madrid will activate a security device made up of 1521 troops for the first leg of the UEFA Champions League semifinals that will be played tomorrow, Tuesday, May 9, by Real Madrid and Manchester City at the Santiago Bernabéu stadium from 9:00 p.m. This meeting has been classified as ‘high-risk’ by the Anti-Violence Commission.
This operation will involve National Police agents from the Police Intervention Unit, the Special Cavalry Unit and the Provincial Information Brigade, who will monitor the areas surrounding the stadium.
The deployment of the National Police will also be joined by agents of the Municipal Police of Madrid, components of the SAMUR-Civil Protection, the Fire Brigade, members of the Red Cross and more than a thousand vigilantes and security assistants of the football club itself.
The Madrid team expects some 63,000 people to come to the stadium to witness this meeting, including some 1800 fans of the English club.
To expedite the work of the agents, it is recommended that all of them come in advance to pass the established security controls.