Barça radicals cause incidents in downtown Seville, resulting in five arrests.

The National Police have had to disperse a group of radical Barça fans who caused several incidents in the center of Seville . The Barça supporters, chanting, setting off fireworks and flares, took over Laredo Street, near Plaza de San Francisco, and created a tense atmosphere that prompted the intervention of the riot police patrolling the city ahead of tonight's Copa del Rey final at La Cartuja stadium.

The incidents did not escalate, except for the risk posed by the crowds, but there were other hot spots in the city center where incidents were reported, resulting in five arrests, three of them identified as Barça fans and one as a Real Madrid fan, according to the Government Subdelegation in Seville. A Real Madrid fan was injured, suffering a broken nose, in one of the three fights with Barça fans, who were the majority of the city's streets from early morning onwards.

Barça jerseys filled terraces and streets, while a steady stream of Real Madrid fans, enjoying a more comfortable trip, was constant. Today, 30,000 fans are expected to be in the stands for each team.

They will be monitored by a force of more than 2,000 people, including 1,400 from the National Police and 230 from the Local Police, with special attention to the fan zones and stadium entrances, but also guarding the monumental area of ​​the Sevillian capital from early morning.