FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - La Liga Santander - Real Madrid v FC Barcelona - Santiago Bernabeu, Madrid, Spain - March 2, 2019 Real Madrid's Karim Benzema in action with FC Barcelona's Gerard Pique REUTERS/Juan Medina
MADRID (Reuters) - Security measures being prepared for Barcelona's La Liga clash with rivals Real Madrid on Dec. 18 will guarantee the match in the Catalan city is not disrupted in any way by a pro-independence protest on the same day, police said on Friday.
About 3,000 public and private security officers will be dispatched inside and outside Barcelona's Camp Nou stadium to protect both teams, fans and match officials for the game, known as "El Clasico", Catalan regional police head Eduard Sallent told reporters.
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