Some Liverpool fans have expressed their opposition to a tweet from the club (via @LFC) stating that the use of flares, smoke bombs and pyrotechnics at Anfield is illegal and prohibited, with supporters warned not to bring such items into the stadium for tomorrow night’s Champions League clash against Atletico Madrid.
Ahead of Wednesday night's @ChampionsLeague match against @Atleti, #LFC would like to remind supporters that flares, smoke bombs and pyrotechnics are illegal and prohibited. https://t.co/qdjsobqvKc
— Liverpool FC (@LFC) March 10, 2020
The Reds stated on their official website liverpoolfc.com that any spectator who attempts to breach this rule could be subject to police arrest and added that the use of pyrotechnics could lead to the club being punished by UEFA with a fine and the potential abandonment of the match depending on the volume of smoke emitted. Celtic have been hit with multiple fines this season for letting off pyrotechnics during European fixtures (as per The Scotsman).
As noted by This Is Anfield, a number of Atletico supporters lit pyrotechnics to accompany their team’s bus prior to the first leg in Madrid three weeks ago, while some Liverpool fans did likewise prior to home Champions League games against Barcelona last season and Roma in 2018. In each case, the home side ended victorious following the frenzied pre-match atmosphere.
These Reds fans on Twitter didn’t agree with the club’s appeal for supporters not to use pyrotechnics ahead of, or during, the match against Atletico Madrid tomorrow:
Don’t think this will help lads
— ? (@VVDijkSZN) March 10, 2020
And will also create a monster of an atmosphere for the bus, you won’t be able to stop this one boys @LFC ?
— nathan wheeler (@Nathan_L4LFC) March 10, 2020
No pyro, no party..???? pic.twitter.com/EO8Rx8Zf9M
— Peter Williams (@p_williams_0151) March 10, 2020
We’re bringing all the flares #nopyronoparty
— The unbearable red (@thomasjsmith191) March 10, 2020
Ok, we’ll give them a nice welcome instead ???
— R Wilson ?? (@wRauiridh) March 10, 2020
Atletico did it, why shouldn’t we? ‘Illegal’ who cares , we don’t wanna look like some losers who just chant songs,look at what the atleti fans did to greet our bus. We need to be even better. Couldn’t care less.
— s (@WK6VhzZxLnNTBIw) March 10, 2020
We going harder they done it to us in Madrid ?
— Liverp??l (@Elinam_Major) March 10, 2020
If they are prohibited how can we scare the hell out of them and win the game they did same at thier home ground and won ?
— Nana (@Pages72404347) March 10, 2020
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