ONE MILLION fans apply for tickets to PSG v Barca showdown in Champions League



Paris Saint Germain’s ticket office is creaking under the strain after receiving one million applications for their Champions League quarter-final clash against Barcelona.

The Parisian club have revealed that they have been inundated with requests for tickets, with supporters bombarding the phone lines at a rate of 100 calls per second, as the city eagerly anticipates the home leg against the Catalan giants on April 2.



And club officials have compared the excitement levels to those only previously seen when The Rolling Stones have come to town.



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Frederic Longuepee, the Deputy General Manager of the PSG marketing office, told L'Equipe: 'We have a stadium with a 45,000 capacity, and 25,000 of those seats are owned by season ticket holders, while 5,000 seats are reserved for Barcelona fans and UEFA officials.'



'Therefore, it leaves just 15000 tickets that we can sell…..but we have between 700,000 and 1,000,000 requests! It’s like a Rolling Stones tour.'



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'On Monday morning, we were receiving 100 calls per second from the moment the ticket hotline opened and we were managing between 1,000 to 1,500 operators.'



With just 15,000 tickets up for grabs, more than 900,000 fans look set to disappointed. With the official sale now over, it is expected that the black market will flourish, with tickets already being sold for over €500 online.