The Metropolitan Police made 5 arrests after crowd bother on the finish of Tottenham Hotspur’s Champions League win over Marseille on Wednesday.
Visiting followers had been seen throwing fireworks into house areas of the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on the finish of Spurs’ 2-0 victory, with riot police despatched in to keep up order.
Five arrests had been made, all regarded as Marseille followers, whereas one officer suffered a suspected damaged hand.
A Met assertion learn: “Five people have been arrested at the Champions League match between Tottenham Hotspur FC and Marseille FC on Wednesday, 7 September.
“The arrests were for a variety of offences including possessing an offensive weapon, affray, drunk and disorderly and drugs; all those arrested are believed to be away supporters.
“During the match missiles were thrown on several occasions. One officer was injured during an arrest and suffered a suspected broken hand.
“There was serious disorder at the end of the fixture and additional officers were deployed to restore and maintain order.”
Former Marseille midfielder and present Bristol Rovers boss Joey Barton was within the away finish in the course of the match, however there isn’t a suggestion he was concerned in any of the difficulty.
Uefa is about to open disciplinary proceedings as soon as it receives a report on the incident.
A press release from the Tottenham Hotspur Supporters Trust learn: “Like all Spurs fans we were extremely concerned by the disorder in and around the away end at last night’s game against Olympique de Marseille.
There are serious questions about how this was able to occur, the preparations and precautions taken and the response by stewards and police inside and outside the ground. Incidents like this should not occur and raise significant issues which require answers and must be addressed.
“We have raised these issues and are seeking a detailed response from the club and the Metropolitan Police.
“Specifically, we have asked about policing, checks on fireworks/flares, segregation in the stadium, stewarding and the police response once disorder started.
“This includes a failure to respond to incidents and the concerns raised, failure of the police to take action on Olympique de Marseille fans’ disorder outside the ground and the level and effectiveness of the stewarding.”
Source: www.impartial.co.uk