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Liverpool supporters' group Spirit of Shankly and Spion Kop 1906 have urged the club to reconsider plans demanding that fans collect tickets in Germany for next month's Champions League last 16 second leg clash with Bayern Munich.

The Reds have announced that around 250 from their 3,800 allocation for the match on March 13 will be selected at random and told to pick up tickets from either a designated location in Munich city centre or a location close to the Allianz Arena on the day of the game.

It's part of the club's drive to combat touting by trying to ensure seats are only used by whoever has sufficient credits and bought the ticket initially.

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Each fan selected must collect their own ticket and take with them an email showing a specific reference number and produce photographic ID, including proof of address, which must tally with the details given when the seat was purchased.

However, the move hasn't gone well with fans' groups, who insist it will make life more difficult for supporters travelling at great expense to follow the Reds in Europe.

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In a joint statement Spirit of Shankly and Spion Kop 1906 said: “We understand that LFC perceive the secondary ticket market to be an issue, but these measures not only penalise genuine supporters who simply want to enjoy supporting their team but do little to address those issues.

“For fixtures like Bayern Munich, supporters will travel into the city throughout the day, by rail and air.

"Then being asked to collect your ticket impacts on enjoying your day, the pre-match build up and meeting up with friends. The club should be considering the impact that such decisions have on loyal supporters.

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“To use the example of our recent fixture in Naples, travelling supporters were asked to make their way to the ground some four to five hours before kick off. Then they were kept in the ground for another hour and then another hour was spent being bused back to the city.

“Asking supporters to then take another one or two hours out of their day to collect a ticket is completely unfair. These same supporters will have spent considerable sums to not just support their side in Munich but across Europe this season and in previous seasons.

“We’ve previously raised this issue with LFC and asked that they set up a working group to involve travelling fans to discuss this issue and others. This was even agreed by senior club officials, but has not yet been enacted properly.

“We’d like to understand what LFC wish to achieve by doing this, and we believe that working together we can find solutions that work for all. We ask that LFC reconsider this and look at proper supporter consultation before pressing on.”

Liverpool FC have announced that those supporters who are selected to collect their tickets in Munich will receive an email and text message on February 15. Full collection details will follow on March 7.

If tickets are not collected then the ticket purchase will be cancelled from the supporter’s record with no refund given.