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Expect a massive rush for tickets on Wednesday next when the 45,ooo or so season and bondholders have passed their deadline to buy for the first leg of the Eintracht Frankfurt game on the 27th of the month.

The demand has been utterly intense since the tickets went on sale earlier today with our latest information being that approaching half of them have been sold.

That would leave around just over 2o,ooo available although ST holders will also be offered a 24-hour window to purchase an additional two tickets for friends and family.

Claret Members and supporters on the Priority List can also book your tickets from 4pm on Wednesday 20 April, with General Sale starting 24 hours later.

That means any outside those groups will need to be very fast off the mark if they intend to be within the stadium for what is clearly the match of the season.