{"id":248642,"date":"2025-11-07T04:12:11","date_gmt":"2025-11-07T04:12:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/248642\/"},"modified":"2025-11-07T04:12:11","modified_gmt":"2025-11-07T04:12:11","slug":"jamie-carragher-saw-champions-league-request-blocked-by-man-city-due-to-safety-concerns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/248642\/","title":{"rendered":"Jamie Carragher saw Champions League request BLOCKED by Man City due to safety concerns"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Jamie Carragher planned to be among the Borussia Dortmund fans in the away end at Manchester City but the club and UEFA blocked the pundit&#8217;s wish over safety concerns<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/0_Carra-city-dortmund-9.jpg\" alt=\"Jamie Carragher was denied entry into the away end at Man City\" loading=\"eager\"  \/>Jamie Carragher was denied entry into the away end at Man City(Image: CBS SPORTS)<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"mirror\">Jamie Carragher was prevented from joining the <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/all-about\/borussia-dortmund\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Borussia DortmundLink opens in a new tab.\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Borussia Dortmund<\/a> fans in the away end at the Etihad on Wednesday night after both <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/all-about\/manchester-city-fc\" target=\"\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Manchester City<\/a> and UEFA intervened.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"mirror\">The two parties weren&#8217;t willing to let the pundit watch the game from the stands despite a request to do so from CBS Sports, the broadcaster he was working for.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"mirror\">City themselves are thought to have felt that having an ex-Liverpool player in the Dortmund end, cheering them on against one of the Reds&#8217; rivals, could have been a safety issue. <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-15266253\/Jamie-Carragher-Etihad-Dortmund-Man-City.html?ico=authors_pagination_desktop\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"The Daily MailLink opens in a new tab.\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">The Daily Mail<\/a> claims that <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/all-about\/uefa\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"UEFALink opens in a new tab.\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">UEFA<\/a> stepped in because the pundit&#8217;s media accreditation did not allow to him to swap the press area for the stands.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"mirror\">Back in 2024 Carragher famously spent a boozy night in Dortmund&#8217;s yellow wall during the Bundesliga side&#8217;s semi-final win over <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/all-about\/paris-saint-germain\" target=\"\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">PSG<\/a>. On Wednesday the 47-year-old was again back amongst the German fans prior to their match in Manchester.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"mirror\">He joined the away following as he marched with them from the city centre to the stadium. Carragher was handed a Dortmund scarf and joined in with some of the fans&#8217; songs. He was given beers and at one point held a yellow flare in the air.<\/p>\n<p>READ MORE: <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/sport\/football\/news\/arsenal-gabriel-jesus-injury-return-36204753\" data-tmdatatrack=\"read-more\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"36204753\" data-tmdatatrack-source=\"editorial\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Gabriel Jesus admits 10-month injury has been brutal reality check as he nears Arsenal return<\/a>READ MORE: <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/sport\/football\/news\/thierry-henry-barcelona-champions-league-36204374\" data-tmdatatrack=\"read-more\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"36204374\" data-tmdatatrack-source=\"editorial\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Thierry Henry painfully admits former club &#8216;can\u2019t win the Champions League like this&#8217;<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"mirror\">Another concern raised was the possibility of Carragher having to interview City players post-match when he&#8217;d just spent the evening cheering on their opposition. Despite being denied entry the pundit was in good spirits when interviewed by his CBS colleagues.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"mirror\">He said: &#8220;It&#8217;s been fantastic. We had a great walk in from Manchester city centre to the ground. They&#8217;re enjoying themselves, they&#8217;re looking forward to the game and a little bit worried about <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/all-about\/erling-braut-haaland\" target=\"\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Erling Haaland<\/a>. But they&#8217;ve got their own man up front in (Serhou) Guirassy who we think might be able to cause a problem or two. They&#8217;re in full flight and hopefully by the end of the game they&#8217;re going to really enjoy themselves and I might join them.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/0_GettyImages-2245306468.jpg\" alt=\"Borussia Dortmund packed out their away end at the Etihad\" loading=\"lazy\"  \/>Borussia Dortmund packed out their away end at the Etihad<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"mirror\">Dortmund were ultimately outclassed in Manchester as Haaland again scored against his former side. The Norwegian got one of their four goals with <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/all-about\/phil-foden\" target=\"\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Phil Foden<\/a> taking centre stage. 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