Helping hands

The sound of a stadium full of supporters in full voice, getting behind their team, is a primal and profound experience. And they can look pretty good too: here’s a selection of some of our favourite fan shots of the season so far, courtesy of Getty Images

With standing reintroduced in Dortmund’s South Stand for the first time since 1998, a club record crowd of 70,700 for a European match saw the home side beat Copenhagen 3-0 on Matchday 1.
A new high was achieved the following month when 81,000 were on hand for the visit of Sevilla

A Porto fan strikes a pose

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Two children find a vantage point to catch a glimpse of Manchester City’s stars arriving for the game against Dortmund

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Marseille fans give vent to their passion

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Spurs fans gather on Tottenham High Road prior to the visit of Eintracht Frankfurt

A Chelsea supporter in place early ahead of the Salzburg game at Stamford Bridge

A stairway to heaven for Rangers fans at Ibrox

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A Celtic fan makes her way to the stadium for the visit of champions Real Madrid

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The green half of Lisbon

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Jubilant supporters give Mykola Matviyenko a Ukrainian flag after Shakhtar’s 4-1 win at Leipzig

Copenhagen fans gather outside Parken as the sun sets prior to their meeting with Manchester City