Violence broke out in the streets of Seville ahead of Wednesday night’s Europa League final with clashes between rival fans of Eintracht Frankfurt and Rangers.
An estimated 150,000 fans descended on the Andalusian capital for the highly anticipated final, even though the two sets of fans have only been allocated a combined total of 20,000 tickets. Five Eintracht Frankfurt ultras were arrested on Tuesday night after a group of 200 Germans attacked Rangers supporters in the city. It was reminiscent of scenes in the Spanish city two months ago when a group of Frankfurt hooligans attacked supporters of West Ham – the two clubs were playing in Seville that week.
On Wednesday, two sets of supporters were filming throwing chairs, umbrellas and tables at each other as anguished locals ran for cover. One German could be seen ducking as one of the missiles narrowly missed his head while a Rangers fan was punched around the face and head after being surrounded by a gang of Germans and left lying unconscious on the ground on his back. A friend rushed to his aid as the Eintracht Frankfurt hooligans moved away but he looked to be in a bad way after the beating he received.
