a PSG supporter claims to have been subjected to rough searches at the Barcelona stadium

A PSG supporter says she was subjected to rough searches on Tuesday evening at the entrance to the Barcelona stadium. PSG traveled there for the second leg of the Champions League quarter-finals.

Attending a PSG match in Barcelona was a big first for her. Anoush Morel, 30 and a football fan, nevertheless has a bitter experience. On Tuesday, around the stadium, some tensions broke out between French and Spanish supporters. The police intervene before the public can enter.

It’s time to go through the security box for Anoush: “It’s a cold shower, you’ve felt the breasts, the hand went between the genital and the bottom. I had to turn around to do the same. It was very intrusive, very uncomfortable.”.

Two days later, the president of the Her Game Too association said she was shocked and angry: “I’m going to watch a football match, I don’t need to be patted down in all directions like that, especially since I go to watch football matches very often and it’s never happened to me privacy so we can talk about sexual assault”.

Like her, French supporters regularly condemn offensive searches abroad. Testimony in Lisbon, Milan and even Barcelona. Tense battles with hooligans and overwhelmed security agents.

Arnaud Hermant, journalist specializing in football at L’Equipe explains: “The size of a firework is sometimes the size of a little finger, so if you want to spot it you really have to be a bit keen about the search and generally the supporters hide them where you wouldn’t. do not search”.

In Barcelona there were no incidents at security checks according to UEFA. Anoush Morel nevertheless launched a call for witnesses to identify potential victims. At this time, no complaints have been filed.