An estimated 80,000 Rangers supporters will descend on Seville for Wednesday evening's Europa League final against Eintracht Frankfurt despite only 10,000 tickets being made available to the club by UEFA. And that has led to warnings from former star player Graeme Souness amid fears from security officials there could be widespread disorder occurring in the south of Spain.
Frankfurt supporters will also travel in huge numbers and they have caused problems in their past three rounds in the competition - including attacking West Ham fans during the round of 16 when both sides were playing 24 hours apart in Seville; thousands ending up in home seats for the win against Barcelona at Camp Nou; and further attacks on West Ham fans who were drinking in an Irish bar before the semi-final.
Local authorities in Seville last week announced that they would segregate both fanbases but that did not go down well with some Rangers fans because the German fans have been given a square near the Ramon Sanchez-Pizjuan Stadium while those travelling from Scotland without tickets are being asked to watch on a big screen at Estadio La Cartuja, which is a 75 minute walk away.
