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Lucy Farrell

Rangers fans urged to check documents before heading to Seville as Spain extends entry rules

Rangers fans who are heading to Seville should check they have the correct Covid-19 travel documents after Spain prolonged Covid entry rules until next month.

On Wednesday, Rangers will play against Eintracht Frankfurt at the Ramon Sanchez-Pizjuan stadium in Seville in the UEFA Europa League Final - and throngs of Scots are already flocking to the Spanish city.

But fans heading to Seville should know that they will be subject to entry requirements when reaching Spain until June 15 - including proof of vaccination or recovery from the virus.

People travelling to Spain on a plane will still be required to wear face masks, despite European Union Aviation Safety Agency dropping the rule this week.

It is believed the Spanish authorities made this decision after monitoring the current infection rates.

The latest figured from the World Health Organization shows that Spain has registered 65,897 new Covid-19 infection cases in the last seven days.

Here is a round up of all of Spain's Covid entry rules for anyone travelling to the match.

Entry rules for UK travellers

Scots are already travelling to Seville ahead of the Europa League on Wednesday (Getty)

The UK falls under what is known as a third country - one outside the European Union.

Third-country travellers are permitted entry to Spain for travel purposes only if they hold a valid vaccination or recovery certificate or if they fall into the exemption list.

But it has been highlighted that certain groups of travellers can enter under facilitated rules.

Tourists from third countries between the age of 12 and 18 can enter Spain by presenting a negative PCR test result.

This means that this group of travellers does not need to present a vaccination or recovery certificate.

Masks

If you're travelling to Seville, be sure to bring a face masks (Getty Images)

But despite travel rules remaining in place, Spain has lifted some Covid-19 restrictions.

Spanish authorities lifted the mask mandate on April 20 - meaning people are no longer required to wear a face mask when accessing different public places and events while in Spain.

However, a face covering requirement remains for all people travelling to Spain on a plane, despite European Union Aviation Safety Agency and the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control dropping the continent-wide mandate to do so from mid-May.

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