Espanyol condemns Morocco and Chile fans for pitch invasion

Preparing for the 2022 Qatar World Cup, Morocco and

faced each other in a friendly game on Friday at RCDE Stadium as the

achieved a 2-0 victory over their opponents.

However, fans' behavior barred the match as there was a pitch invasion after the game.

released a statement demanding answers for the incidents.

"RCD Espanyol de Barcelona regret the incidents that occurred this Friday at the RCDE Stadium, during the international friendly match between Morocco and Chile”,

The club's

reads.

"As with other events promoted by third parties, in accordance with the contract for the use of the facility and appealing to the responsibility of this third party in all matters related to the event, the club will demand corrective measures be taken by match organizers regarding every action that has an impact on the integrity of elements of the stadium.

The

La Liga

club promised to take incidents seriously to avoid the repeat of such incidents in the future.

"This experience will be taken into account to attempt to avoid a repeat of such incidents in future events organized by third parties at our facilities.

"Since its inauguration, the RCDE Stadium has hosted many matches and events that have taken place without incident.

"This year, after the conclusion of the 2021/22 LaLiga season, another international friendly and two concerts were held that highlighted the potential of our facility to hold such events.

"The RCDE Stadium is a top-level facility and a source of pride for RCD Espanyol, which brings in revenue and strengthens our club brand on both a local and international level."

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