Overview
- LaLiga recorded 17 incidents during the recent clásico, with ten attributed to Barcelona fans, including object-throwing and an attempt to strike Real Madrid player Eduardo Camavinga with a flagpole.
- FC Barcelona’s board announced on Thursday that it will close the Grada d'Animació (Gol Sur) for the upcoming LaLiga match against Alavés as an immediate risk-control measure tied to those incidents.
- The Mossos d’Esquadra identified and administratively sanctioned the individual who tried to assault Camavinga and have referred the case under the Ley del Deporte for possible fines and stadium-access bans.
- The club said it will meet representatives of the Gol 1957 groups to demand behavioural commitments and indicated the section could be reinstated for the Champions League match against Aston Villa if those commitments are secured.
- The move continues a pattern of clashes between Joan Laporta’s board and organised animation groups dating back to a 2024 exclusion and a negotiated return, and it increases the club’s exposure to disciplinary fines and other penalties.