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Next door, in the exhibition centre, there are swathes of empty blue carpet.

Photos on social media showed them slouched on plastic chairs, swathed in plastic bags fogged up by their breath.

However, exploration has identified large swathes of shale gas across the UK, particularly in northern England.

Instead of being greeted by a bellowing sea of blue, swathes of empty seats greeted the players as they emerged from the tunnel.

Both sets of supporters had been were sick at their respective sides' exits, and the disgruntled fans of former European champions Red Star made it known with the swathes of empty seats around the ground.