Several F.C.Barcelona supporters at the King's Cup final in Madrid have had yellow t-shirts with pro-independence slogans confiscated by police, as well as placards and estelada flags. Fans began complaining about this as they were entering Madrid's Wanda Metropolitano stadium on Saturday evening for the final of the Copa del Rey - the King's Cup between Barça and Sevilla. Barça supporters took to Twitter to complain about the irregularities.
Policía Nacional requisa camisetas amarillas con lemas a favor de la independencia en la entrada del Wanda Metropolitano.#FinalCopa https://t.co/T3zUXUGlLD pic.twitter.com/lDI1crmu9D
— Juan Miguel Garrido (@Juanmi_News) 21 of April 2018
Ban on 'Freedom for political prisoners' signs
One of the t-shirts that Spanish police were confiscating was that worn in the thousands by Catalans on the Catalan National Day, 2013. The police also refused to allow anyone to enter the ground with a placard saying 'Freedom for the political prisoners'.
VIDEO. The National Police confiscate yellow T-shirts at the entry|ticket of the Metropolitano, especially the ones that carry the lemma “Now it is the hour”. pic.twitter.com/mqa0xk3Ro8
— LaTdP (@LaTdP) 21 of April 2018
El govern espanyol també decideix com s’ha d’anar vestit a la #FinalCopa: la policia espanyola requisa les samarretes de l’@assemblea i estelades! La seva nova creuada!!!
— Assemblea Nacional (@assemblea) 21 d’abril de 2018
La solució #RepúblicaARA pic.twitter.com/nDkXeRng8p
Translation: The Spanish government also decides how you have to dress for the Cup Final: Spanish police confiscate ANC t-shirts and 'estelada' flags! Their new crusade! The solution: republic now! - Catalan National Assembly (ANC).
The police officers at the stadium gates have been carrying out heavy security checks. Apart from looking for prohibited and dangerous objects, they also focused on yellow t-shirts and pro-independence slogans.