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ARCHIVED - Videos show huge fights between Rangers and Eintracht fans at the Europa League final in Seville, Spain
Scots and Germans were throwing chairs and umbrellas at each other at various points around the city
Despite the desperate pleas from many famous ex-footballers in the days leading up to the UEFA Europa League cup final in Seville on Wednesday May 18 for Glasgow Rangers and Eintracht Frankfurt fans to remain calm and keep the peace, there were bloody, pitched battles between the two sets of supporters in the centre of the Spanish city even before kick-off.
Numerous videos have been shared on social media showing a clash between the Scots and the Germans at the Puerta de la Carne, on Avenida Menéndez y Pelayo just at the junction with the San Bernardo bridge, where the two groups met and threw chairs, lamps and parasols at each other.
Sevillanos cofrades yendo a ver al Calvario por Castelar… pic.twitter.com/AUiijIeWNo
— Señor Gañán (@SenorGanan) May 18, 2022
The confrontation caused interruptions to traffic, with taxi drivers turning around to avoid the mêlée, a peaceful group of cyclists trying to flee the scene and a city bus acting to break up the rioters and bringing some order just before the police reinforcements arrived.
According to police sources, these reinforcements intervened and prevented the situation from escalating before they needed to make any arrests.
Rangers and Frankfurt kicking off tonight pic.twitter.com/ZSR3LVyZJN
— AwayDaysBible (@Awaydaysbible_) May 18, 2022
That wasn’t the only area where there were clashes between fans, as in the Prado, Eintracht Frankfurt fans left their assigned Fan Zone and attacked Rangers fans as soon as they saw them, as witnessed by the passengers of a bus who filmed the event and put it online.
En el bus todos presentimos algo y le empezamos a decir al conductor que andara de ahí. Y pues sí, los alemanes vieron a un hincha del Rangers y se mandaron agredirlo con botellas de vidrio. El bus en la mitad de todo. pic.twitter.com/PHcrUXsWGb
— Jessica Viviana Castillo® (@Jvivitarazona) May 18, 2022
The clashes came on top of five arrests of German citizens that were made the night before following a brawl in front of the cathedral.
Aside from the violence, there was also silly behaviour displayed by both sets of fans, with both Scots and Germans diving into the city’s fountains to cool off in the scorching weather, with temperatures reaching the mid- to high-30s.
Esta tarde hemos asistido al salto de trampolín en la Plaza de España. El gran proyecto arquitectónico de la ciudad convertido en piscina olímpica.
— Curro Bono 📲 (@BonoBorrero) May 17, 2022
No hay millones de euros que justifiquen esta burla a Sevilla.
Frenemos esto. pic.twitter.com/BDENk3cQFN
Eintracht won the match last night 5-4 on penalties, making them Europa League Champions 2022. The estimated 150,000 supporters who descended on the Spanish city will be travelling home today, and the football hooligan violence will be over once again, though some Seville residents are questioning the wisdom of hosting more sporting finals in the city in the future.
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