Champions League ties to go ahead amid terror threat - UEFA - ESPN

European football's governing body, UEFA, has said it is aware of a terror threat made regarding this week's Champions League quarterfinal ties, but it said the matches will still go ahead as planned.

A social media post, purporting to be from the Islamic State group, suggested it planned to attack the Champions League quarterfinal first-leg ties this week. On Tuesday, Arsenal host Bayern Munich in London and Real Madrid play Manchester City in Madrid, while on Wednesday, Paris Saint-Germain face Barcelona in Paris and Atlético Madrid host Borussia Dortmund.

France's interior ministry has confirmed an increased police presence will be in place in Paris on Wednesday in response to the threat, while Spain's interior ministry said there will be more than 2,000 extra security personnel in line with typical operations for a major football fixture.

«UEFA is aware of alleged terrorist threats made towards this week's UEFA Champions League matches and is closely liaising with the authorities at the respective venues,» the governing body said in a statement to ESPN. «All matches are planned to go ahead as scheduled with appropriate security arrangements in place.»

ESPN has approached London's Metropolitan Police for comment.

Spain's interior ministry told ESPN in a statement: «The State Security agencies have designed an operational deployment in which more than 2,000 National Police and Civil Guard agents will participate, to which members of Madrid's Municipal Police will be added, to ensure the correct development of the two sporting events taking place today [Tuesday] and tomorrow [Wednesday] in the capital.

»This deployment is coordinated and has the support provided for in the measures that, throughout the territory of the