39 arrests were made and four officers were injured during clashes with Legia Warsaw fans on Thursday night.
West Midlands Police released a statement on the trouble prior to the match.
Legia Warszawa๐ต๐ฑ fans have been DENIED entry to their game vs Aston Villa๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ tonight after fighting with Police officers outside the stadium ๐ฐโ pic.twitter.com/dohdX0d0AD
โ ๐๐๐ฌ๐ฎ๐๐ฅ ๐๐ฅ๐ญ๐ซ๐ ๐๐๐๐ข๐๐ข๐๐ฅ (@thecasualultra) November 30, 2023
โWe were faced with disgusting and highly dangerous scenes as trouble flared ahead of the fixture between Aston Villa and Legia Warsaw,โ it read.
โWe had a significant policing presence in place because of safety concerns. This stemmed from visiting fans having been involved in previous matchday disorder.
Legia Warsaw fans throwing missiles at Aston Villa fans into Villa Park from outside the stadium, whilst the game was playingโฆ ๐จ
Hopefully nobody was hurt. ๐ #AVFC pic.twitter.com/y5Dy8IDsMC
โ Football Away Days (@FBAwayDays) November 30, 2023
โThe disorder is believed to have sparked when tickets were not distributed by the away club to supporters outside the ground, as had been anticipated.
Fucking cunts pic.twitter.com/eGXE9VYcTf
โ Sam ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ (@SamAV23) November 30, 2023
โDuring the disorder four officers were injured โ with one taken to hospital โ along with two police horses and two police dogs as missiles including flares were thrown towards them. Thankfully their injuries are not believed to be serious.โ
A group of Legia Warszawa fans have been caught in the Villa endโฆ
Wait for 23 seconds to see a innocent bloke get chips lobbed at his head ๐๐๐ pic.twitter.com/4mC18FsWpk
โ george (@StokeyyG2) November 30, 2023
Aston Villa progressed to the knockout stages of the Europa Conference League with a 2-1 win.
Best moment was when one โUltraโ stacked it.
Is this what they call an Ultraโฆ ๐๐๐ญ๐ญ๐ญ pic.twitter.com/USEXViPqJX
โ ๐ถ๐๐ ๐จ๐๐๐๐ ๐ฝ๐๐๐๐ (@0neAstonVilla) December 1, 2023
