Malta Independent

Security reviewed at all Champions Leagues games

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Security is being reviewed at all three of yesterday’s Champions Leagues games, the day after Borussia Dortmund’s team bus was targeted by a bomb attack traveling to its home stadium.

UEFA said the review is being conducted by “police, security services, stadium management and the clubs involved” in Germany and Spain.

“Security procedures will be enhanced accordingl­y wherever needed,” the European soccer body said in a statement that asked fans attending the games to prepare for additional security checks.

Two are being played in Germany: Dortmund’s match against Monaco reschedule­d from Tuesday, and defending champion Real Madrid playing at Bayern Munich. In Spain, Atletico Madrid hosts Leicester.

UEFA said it had “no specific intelligen­ce regarding any threat to tonight’s matches.”

“(W)e would like to assure teams, officials and supporters that UEFA always insists upon the highest standards of safety and security arrangemen­ts for competitio­n matches, and that the safety of everyone attending UEFA’s matches is our highest priority,” the statement said.

Three explosions went off near the bus carrying Dortmund’s team to its scheduled game against Monaco on Tuesday. The bus had just left the team hotel in the city about 90 minutes before kickoff.

Dortmund defender Marc Bartra was injured by the blasts, which blew in a window at the back of the bus. The Spaniard sustained hand and arm injuries and underwent surgery on Tuesday evening.

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