Aston Villa vow to BAN fans caught selling seats for their Champions League clash against Celtic to third parties
- Emery’s men welcome Celtic to Villa Park in the Champions League this week
- Last week, scores of Rangers fans got access to home tickets at Old Trafford
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Aston Villa will ban any supporters found to have sold their seats for Wednesday’s Champions League clash with Celtic to third parties.
The Scottish giants are expected to be backed by 2,100 inside the ground though there is the potential for many more to travel south without tickets, and seats were being advertised at considerably more than face value on independent websites on Tuesday.
At last week’s Europa League meeting between Manchester United and Rangers, a significant number of away fans appeared to have gained access to home areas.
United have promised the ‘strongest possible sanctions’ for any registered ticket holders who might have helped sell them on.
Celtic supporters will be permitted to collect their tickets at specific points in Glasgow on Tuesday, and in Birmingham on Wednesday. They will also be asked to present photo ID before being issued with their tickets.
Villa’s policy reads: ‘Any fans found to be forwarding their ticket for use by visiting supporters will be prevented from purchasing tickets for the rest of the season at least.
Aston Villa welcome Celtic to Villa Park in the Champions League on Wednesday night
The club have promised to ban supports caught selling seats for the game to third parties
A significant number of Rangers fans were able to secure seats in home sections of Old Trafford during the Scottish side’s Europa League clash against Man United
‘For clarity, this also includes the resale of tickets on secondary ticketing platforms who only seek to inflate the face value price.
‘Season Ticket Holders will also have their season tickets revoked should they be found selling their seats to visiting supporters.’
After their 2-1 win over Rangers, a United statement said: ‘’Whilst the unauthorised touting of tickets has become more difficult since our introduction of in-app digital ticketing, it cannot be completely eliminated.
‘All examples of away fans in home areas will be investigated over the coming days, with the strongest possible sanctions taken against the registered holders.’
