Real Madrid Several Barcelona fans in Bernabeu home end

Why were there so many Barcelona fans in the Bernabeu home end?

The presence of a large number of Barcelona fans in the home end at the Estadio Santiago Bernabeu during Sunday's Clasico has prompted Real Madrid to withdraw the membership of 357 parties.

A number of complaints followed the game, where Blaugrana fans deliriously celebrated among their Blancos rivals, to emphasise an issue that the club have attempted to tackle for some time.

Companies lending out tickets to the highest bidder was considered to be the cause of the problem and now Los Merengues have withdrawn 357 season tickets, releasing a club statement condemning 'commercial re-sale' of match tickets.

Having already opened 1,450 investigations into members suspected of the banned activity before the Clasico, Real have now taken further action, adding that they will continue to target the practice for the foreseeable future.