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Manchester United have taken action against Barcelona after the Catalan giants increased ticket prices for Nou Camp for supporters in their upcoming Champions League clash.
United will meet LaLiga leaders in the quarter-finals of the Champions League in April, but fans will have to pay over their chances to get a seat.
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Barca charges £ 102 per ticket to United supporters for Camp Nou shock – United's biggest fans have never had to pay for a ticket outside of a major final.
But the Premier League was right in Barcelona by charging Spanish fans the same price for a return ticket to Old Trafford.
United has confirmed that it will use the additional money generated to subsidize the cost of tickets outside for its own supporters.
In a statement, United criticized Barcelona for its exorbitant price increase and confirmed its brilliant support plan for loyal supporters of the Red Devils.
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"In this case, we think our roving fans are again subject to increased / excessive ticket prices from the host club," the statement said.
"We again made the difficult decision to charge FC Barcelona supporters for the Old Trafford home match the same amount as FC Barcelona charged for the away match (£ 102).
"We will use the additional revenue generated by this operation to subsidize our badistance to travelers by paying the price difference of £ 27 for each of our supporters on the road."
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This is not the first time that United intervenes to help his fans, having also subsidized tickets for their trip to Valencia earlier this season and against Seville last quarter.
This means that United fans will now only have to pay £ 75 for a spot at Camp Nou, United wishing to reach the semifinals for the first time since the 2010/2011 campaign.
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