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Man United have essentially bullied Sevilla into backing down of their ridiculous ticket prices. Good stuff.

Manchester United will charge Sevilla supporters £89 each to see their team at Old Trafford after the Spanish club refused to change their own prices for away fans.

José Mourinho’s team face Sevilla in the last 16 of the Champions League and those who travel to the first leg at the Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán on 21 February will have to pay £89 as a visiting fan, £35 more than Liverpool supporters were charged for the 3-3 draw at the same venue in November.

United attempted to get Sevilla to lower the cost but, having failed to persuade them to do so, the club have said they will respond by hiking up the prices to the same amount for away supporters at Old Trafford in the second leg in March. That additional revenue will be used to subsidise United fans £35 each for their ticket in Seville, in keeping with the £54 Liverpool fans paid, with any extra money donated to the Manchester United Foundation.

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Sevilla have also decided to subsidise their fans at Old Trafford so they do not have to pay the full £89. “With this subsidy, the club will guarantee that no club members pay more than the €60 initially specified,” Sevilla said in a statement. “Sevilla will be in contact with Uefa over both Manchester United’s failure to make 5% of tickets available to away fans, as well as the club’s price increase after a formal application for an away allocation. Sevilla will also look to guarantee that no Sevillista pays a penny more than any Manchester United fan for similar tickets – as competition regulations dictate.”

https://www.theguardian.com/football...s-old-trafford