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El Clásico: Catalan protests at football match in Spain

Thursday, 19th December 2019

Dissidents conflicted with police outside a Barcelona and Real Madrid football coordinate at the Nou Camp in Spain.

A large number of fans inside Barcelona's arena held flags encouraging the Spanish government to "sit and talk" with those requesting Catalan freedom.

The match had been deferred in October over fights against the imprisoning of nine Catalan dissident pioneers.

Numerous Barcelona fans and different dissenters need a legitimate freedom choice for the locale.

Before the game, a private Catalan dissent gathering, Democratic Tsunami, said on Twitter it would appropriate 100,000 pennants to fans. It additionally instructed them to bring inflatable balls and to compose on them a "message for the world".

It later posted film of fans inside the arena holding up the pennants and reciting "opportunity."

Spanish authorities class the gathering as a criminal association. In October it sorted out mass fights at Barcelona's air terminal and hindered a significant motorway.

In the interim, a massive number of dissidents accumulated outside the arena, reciting "Autonomy" and "Free political detainees". They made alternative blockades that were later cleared by police.

Police charged conceal dissidents who set refuse containers ablaze.

At any rate, 12 individuals were supposedly harmed in the conflicts.

The match, known as "El Clásico", was been expected to be played two months prior yet was delayed because of turmoil after Spain's Supreme Court in October condemned nine Catalan dissident pioneers to as long as 13 years in jail.

The game finished in a 0-0 draw, leaving Barcelona top of the class in front of Real Madrid on objective contrast.

Monika Walker is an experienced journalist specializing in global political developments and international relations. With a keen eye for accuracy and analysis, Monika has been reporting for over a decade, bringing stories to light that matter to readers around the world. She holds a degree in International Journalism and is passionate about giving a voice to underrepresented communities through factual reporting.

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