- Aston Villa are internet hosting Legia Warsaw within the Europa Convention League tonight
- Legia followers have clashed with the police exterior Villa Park forward of kick-off
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Three law enforcement officials had been injured exterior Villa Park after missiles had been thrown at them by Legia Warsaw followers.
The Europa Convention League tie between Aston Villa and Legia started with none away followers contained in the stadium, with the travelling supporters contained in a carpark behind the Witton Lane stand after clashing with police.
Mail Sport understands that Legia had been sad with their decreased allocation after Villa decreased their ticket allocation to simply 890 primarily based on recommendation from the police and Security Advisory Group.
UEFA guidelines permit the visiting group 5 per cent of the stadium’s capability, which might equal 2,100 tickets at Villa Park.
Birmingham Police tweeted: ‘We’re at present unable to permit away followers into Villa Park following dysfunction exterior the stadium which has seen missiles thrown at officers.
Legia Warsaw followers and police clashed exterior Villa Park on Thursday night time
Legia followers let off flares as they had been penned in by the wall of law enforcement officials
Birmingham Police confirmed three officers had been injured following the ugly scenes
’Three officers have already been injured & a big policing operation continues. Please keep away from Witton Lane the place attainable.’
In an official assertion from Legia, they accused Villa of refusing to allocate tickets to away followers in accordance with UEFA laws for a UEFA Europa Convention League match.
’As an alternative of relieving potential pre-match tensions, Aston Villa FC’s restrictive measures because the host membership unnecessarily exacerbate the ambiance. In our opinion, such measures are counterproductive and baseless.’
Legia supporters made their approach in direction of Villa Park forward of kick-off, however had been met with a barrier and a wall of law enforcement officials sporting helmets with visors to guard themselves.
There have been no away followers inside Villa Park when the sport bought underway at 8pm
The followers appeared to develop pissed off and flares had been let off as they had been penned in by the police.
On the pitch, tonight’s sport guarantees to be an intriguing battle between Group E’s high two sides.
Villa and Legia are degree on 9 factors after 4 matches, and each groups will probably be seeking to e book their place within the knockout phases with a victory.
Legia gained the reverse fixture in September as they beat Unai Emery’s males 3-2 in Poland.