Barcelona fans to boycott match following "greatest infamy" against Eintracht Frankfurt

A major Barcelona fan group are boycotting the club’s home clash against Cadiz in La Liga on Monday night following “the greatest infamy at our home”.

The ultras Grada d’Animacio (Animation Stand) group, who provides plenty of colour and noise at home games behind the goals, issued the statement over the weekend and in protest of the mass of Eintracht Frankfurt fans who took over Camp Nou during Thursday’s Europa League tie.

The Blaugrana were left deeply embarrassed by their Europa League elimination at the hands of the mid-table Bundesliga side on Thursday.

However, an ever more eye-catching development from that clash was that there were 30,000 German fans inside the stadium to cheer their side on, though it remains a mystery how so many were allowed in. There have been issues with Barca's supporters giving up their tickets in the past. It has now been described as a “humiliation we will never forget” by a leading fans group.

Barcelona boss Xavi was furious at the state of the events and fumed after the game: "Clearly the atmosphere did not help and the club is looking into why this happened. The players want to know why too. It was a clear miscalculation on our part. This cannot be allowed to happen. It was more like a final with the stadium divided."

Even Barcelona club president Joan Laporta spoke out, admitting: "It’s a disgrace what has happened. I feel embarrassed." And defender Ronald Araujo said: "I was surprised that there were so many people from Eintracht Frankfurt in the Camp Nou stands. The club should look at that."

The fan group Grada d’Animacio has now said in a statement: “Last Thursday we experienced a day that will be marked forever as the greatest infamy at our home. As fans and members of