The demand for tickets for the friendly match between FC Basel and FC Barcelona has been unprecedented, causing significant server issues for the club. The Ticket Shop was inaccessible for several hours, leaving fans who want to see Lamine Yamal at the Joggeli on Sunday with a challenge.
FC Basel responded promptly by temporarily halting public ticket sales. In a statement on Monday evening, the club admitted that within a few hours, 'requests in the three-digit million range' had hit their servers. Despite attempts to increase server capacity on the afternoon of Monday, the problem persisted.
Ticket sales will resume on Tuesday at 12 PM with 'significantly increased capacities.' FC Basel apologizes for the inconvenience and reminds fans that tickets are exclusively available online. The fanshop at the St. Jakob-Park, as well as phone, email, or social media channels, will not be accepting ticket purchases. The friendly match against Barça is scheduled for Sunday at the Joggeli.
Server Downtime
The increased demand for tickets led to a server outage that lasted several hours. Fans had to contend with the unresponsive Ticket Shop.
Resuming Sales Processes
FC Basel tried to normalize the situation by adding more server capacity. However, the problem persisted until the temporary halt on ticket sales. Fans will not have to wait long, as ticket sales are set to resume on Tuesday at 12 PM with significantly increased capacities.
