Barcelona-Espanyol Derby, Valencia-Real Madrid Clash Declared As High Risk

Security will be at the maximum ahead of this Saturday's Barcelona derby...

Lionel Messi (Barcelona) and Chica (Espanyol) fighting it out during this evening's Catalan derby, which ended 2-1 to Barcelona following a controversial late penalty.
The Comision Antiviolencia (Antiviolence Commission) has released a statement declaring this Saturday's Barcelona derby between FC Barcelona and Espanyol as a 'High Risk' event.

The match will be played at 20:00 CET in the Camp Nou and will be subject to a variety of extra measures to ensure security for the players, fans and property. Matches between Barcelona and Espanyol are invariably highly competitive affairs and have incited outbreaks of violence in the past.

Additionally, the Commission has declared Saturday's match between Valencia and Real Madrid to be 'High Risk' as well. The clash at La Mestalla kicks-off at 22:00 CET.

Cyrus C. Malek, Goal.com
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