Several injured as Celta and Olympique fans clash | OneFootball

A confrontation between fans of the Spanish team Celta de Vigo and the French team Olympique Lyonnais on Wednesday night left several people with minor injuries. The Spanish National Police reported the fight a few hours before the Europa League match between the two teams on Thursday.

“There was an altercation between the two fan groups,” said a police spokeswoman, adding that some people were “injured,” but without specifying the exact number.

The incident occurred “shortly before midnight,” when “one group attacked another group that was in a bar,” she added.

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“They broke windows and threw flares inside. We felt fear, panic. The damage is mainly material,” said the bar owner, quoted by the local press in Vigo. A group of Celta de Vigo fans and another from Olympique Lyonnais, on Wednesday night, left several people with minor injuries, the Spanish National Police reported, a few hours before the Europa League football match between the two teams on Thursday. Celta de Vigo stated in a communiqué on Thursday that it “strongly condemns any kind of violent act, like the one that occurred last night on a central street in the city against Olympique Lyonnais fans.”

The first leg of the Europa League round of 16 will be played this Thursday at 5 PM (Brasília time).

*With content from AFP

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