Soccer Football - La Liga Santander - FC Barcelona v Real Madrid - Barcelona, Spain - December 18, 2019 Protestors display banners in Barcelona before the match REUTERS/Enrique Calvo
BARCELONA (Reuters) - Chanting "Independence" and "Free political prisoners", several thousand Catalan protesters gathered near Barcelona's Camp Nou stadium on Wednesday hours before the home side was to face rivals Real Madrid in Spain's most high-profile match.
Despite a heavy police presence, some of them blocked a major avenue near the stadium, disrupting traffic ahead of the game which finished 0-0.
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