Liverpool have written to UEFA and Real Madrid in search of an explanation after being told that they can bring just 1,800 supporters to the Santiago Bernabeu for the second leg of their Champions League round-of-16 tie in March.
Jurgen Klopp’s side will face the reigning European champions in a repeat of last season’s final - but without what they deem an acceptable number of their own fans inside the stadium.
Los Blancos’ project to renovate their stadium, which is expected to cost about £600million, is yet to be completed, with capacity reduced to less than 60,000 from a maximum of 82,000. Work on the stadium began in 2019 and will see a retractable roof among the features, but it is has been impacted by delays.
