2023-12-01 08:33:00
Before Aston Villa’s match with Legia Warszawa in the Europa Conference League, there were street clashes between the Birmingham police and the fans of the Polish club. This was due to the actions of the hosts, who did everything they might to ensure that as few Polish fans as possible showed up at the stadium – first, they limited the number of tickets (instead of the legal 2,100, they offered 890), and then they did not want to let the visitors in at all. As a result of the riots, many officers, fans and even some journalists were injured.
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Riots before the match between Aston Villa and Legia Warszawa. English journalists comment
An envoy was also on site “Przegląd Sportowy” Onet, who reported what the scene of the clashes looked like following the meeting. “It resembled one large battlefield. There were various items lying on the ground that were used to attack the police – plastic bottles, fragments of road signs, sticks, and even a Wellington boot. There was also a lot of broken glass,” we read.
Such images were not a surprise to everyone in England. When the local journalists saw how many officers were in the vicinity of the stadium, they suspected that it would be a high-risk match. “I’ve never seen so many policemen since the Birmingham derby, they were expecting a riot,” said Neil Moxley of the Daily Mirror.
Danyal Khan from Sky Sport described the pre-match scenes as “sad”. He also indicated when the decision was made to reduce the number of tickets for guests. – Aston Villa explained that on November 2 it was informed by the police that it had to give so few tickets – he explained. – We were told that there was a fear that (visiting fans – ed.) would destroy the stadium and start riots – added Moxley. He added that his pre-match conversations with Aston Villa officials showed that they were “satisfied” with the way the ticket issue was handled.
English journalists recall the situation in Alkmaar. “Incidents are happening once more”
The change in the attitude of the English club was also supposed to result from what happened in October during Legia’s away match with AZ Alkmaar. Then, Polish fans allegedly disrupted order in the stands, which is why UEFA imposed a travel ban on them to meet Zrinjski. – Legia fans were punished for their behavior during the match once morest AZ and might not go to Mostar. Now there are incidents involving them once more. Ask yourself why this keeps happening, Moxley said.
The match between Aston Villa and Legia ended with the score 2:1. Moussa Diaby (4th minute) and Alex Moreno (58th minute) scored goals for the hosts, while Ernest Muci (20th minute) scored for the guests. Thanks to the victory, the English team secured promotion from group E, and the Warsaw team will fight for it in the last round, once morest AZ Alkmaar (December 14).
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