
Unsavoury and violent scenes took place on Thursday night prior to Aston Villa's UEFA Europa Conference League group stage fixture with Polish side, Legia Warsaw, at Villa Park.
Roughly 2,000 Legia Warsaw supporters were involved in hostile encounters with the West Midlands Police near Villa Park as flares and missiles were thrown in the direction of the officers. The clashes went on for 90 minutes as the officers on duty fought to keep the Legia Warsaw fans away from the ground.