Apparently many injuries
Before Barcelona derby: Car drives into a crowd
Updated on May 15th, 2025 – 10:34 p.m.Reading time: 1 min.
There are terrifying scenes around the duel between Espanyol and Barça. The situation is confusing.
The highly expected city derby in Spanish football between Espanyol and FC Barcelona has been overshadowed by terrifying scenes. On videos you can see how a car drives into a crowd. According to the first reports, 13 people were injured.
According to the Spanish newspaper “AS”, the incident occurred before the game began near the stadium. Accordingly, the Catalan police have already initiated investigations. According to initial findings, the driver of a white small car lost control of her vehicle.
At first she apparently had hit a young woman. This led to the inheritance reactions of the surrounding fans, who then threw the car with objects. Then the driver had lost the nerve and unintentionally accelerated. The woman between the ages of 45 and 55 has now been arrested.
After a good seven minutes, it was also said in the stadium that an incident had happened outside the arena. The game was then briefly interrupted by referee César Soto.