FC Barcelona will not be alone on Tuesday. There will be 3,049 blaugrana souls willing them to a comeback against Atlético Madrid (2,566 members and 483 representatives of supporters clubs to be precise), with seats in the Riyadh Air Metropolitano for such an important match.

The eagerness among fans to be there for the 9pm CET kick-off is shown by how the club received twice as many applications as it had tickets on offer, meaning a draw was required to determine the lucky ones.

There will be 65 members of Catalonia-based penyes, 230 from elsewhere n Spain, and 188 from abroad. The international contingent includes supporters arriving from places as far afield as Poland, China, Germany and Russia.

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