Champions League: Leicester fans arrested after clashes with Spanish police

Eight people were arrested and five treated for injuries after police in Madrid charged against a group of Leicester fans who had congregated in the Spanish capital on Tuesday evening, 24 hours before their club’s Champions League quarterfinal clash with Atlético Madrid.

A group of English fans reportedly numbering around 70 were drinking in the terrace bars of Madrid’s picturesque Plaza Mayor square.

At around 9.30pm riot police decided to disperse the crowd after a number of incidents, with some of the Leicester fans resisting the police charge amid scuffles.

According to Spain’s EFE news agency, some of the football fans started throwing bottles at the police line and against the properties and businesses around the square.

Three police officers and two Leicester fans sustained cuts and bruises, with none requiring hospital treatment.

Around 1,000 police personnel will be conducting a major security operation on Wednesday night around Atlético Madrid’s Vicente Calderón stadium.

A video of Tuesday night’s incident showed Leicester fans confronting the Spanish police with the chant “Blue army” audible in the background.