LONDON – Manchester United have cut the cost of away tickets to
their Champions League quarter-final game at Barcelona after claiming
the Spanish club are charging "excessive" prices.
Away tickets for the second leg at the Camp Nou on April 16 are
priced at 102 pounds (134 dollars), but United will only charge their
supporters 75 pounds.
In return, Barcelona fans will pay the same 102 pounds for the first
leg at Old Trafford on April 10, with the extra money generated
subsidising the cost of the away tickets.
"We believe that our travelling supporters are again being subjected
to increased/excessive ticket prices from the host club," United said
in a statement.
"We have again taken the difficult decision to charge FC Barcelona
fans for the home leg at Old Trafford the same amount that FC
Barcelona are charging for the away fixture.
"We will use the additional revenue gained from this to subsidise our
travelling support by paying the 27-pound price difference for each
of our travelling supporters."
United have previously subsidised away fans after price hikes
for games at Valencia in this season's group stage and Sevilla in the
round of 16 last year.