The Islamic State, (ISIS) has vowed to launch terrorist attacks on Champions League games holding this week, according to a reports on the Daily Mail.
However, authorities in Madrid have said that they are aware of the threat and on red alert
The Al Azaim Foundation, a media channel that is responsible for spreading messages from ISIS, threatened an attack on all four venues for this week’s quarter-finals.
The group shared an image threatening to attack the Parc des Princes, the Santiago Bernabeu, the Metropolitan and the Emirates – which will host Arsenal v Bayern Munich tonight – with a message reading: “Kill them all.”
The authorities in Madrid have activated all of their “response systems” following the supposed terrorist threat, according to reports in Spain.
Season 2023/24 UEFA Champions League quarter-final first leg matches will hold this week with Atletico Madrid facing Borrussia Dortmund in Spain, Arsenal will trade tackles with Bayern Munich at the Emirate in England, PSG will slug it out with Barcelona in at Parc de Princess in France while Real Madrid and Manchester City will battle it out at the Bernabeu in Spain.