Hundreds of voters are injured in ugly clashes with riot police and Barcelona bans crowds from today's match amid safety fears as Catalonia's illegal independence referendum descends into violence
Officers were seen storming buildings across Catalonia to seize ballot boxes and prevent voting.
The Spanish government in Madrid has declared the vote illegal and ordered it be shut down.
Separatists pledged to hold the referendum anyway and called on 5.3million eligible citizens to vote.
Thousands of demonstrators have taken to the streets to protest against their votes being taken away.
Barcelona's mayor said that at least 460 people had been injured in the clashes across Catalonia.
FC Barcelona is playing its match against Las Palmas 'behind closed doors' at an empty Nou Camp.
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