Crystal Palace and Rayo Vallecano Fans Clash in Leipzig Ahead of Conference League Final
German police detained two people and checked more than 300 identities after bottles, glasses and furniture were thrown in the clashes.
- Crystal Palace and Rayo Vallecano fans clashed in Leipzig on Tuesday evening ahead of their first ever European final, with footage showing around 300 Rayo supporters encountering Palace fans outside restaurants as bottles, beer glasses and furniture were thrown.
- Both teams arrived for Wednesday's Europa Conference League final, their first ever European competition final, as Palace sought to cap an extraordinary 12 months that included FA Cup and Community Shield victories.
- The organized black-clad mob's identity remained unclear, with police unable to determine if they were Rayo fans, RB Leipzig ultras, or other German supporters, while a separate incident saw around 60 Palace fans provoke Spanish supporters.
- English supporters were detained by German police on allegations of breaching the peace, a criminal offense under German law, with authorities conducting identity checks and body searches; two people were detained and two officers sustained minor injuries.
- Palace manager Oliver Glasner faces his final match in charge on Wednesday before departing at season's end, with victory securing Europa League qualification and capping an unprecedented 12 months despite the pre-match violence.
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Crystal Palace and Rayo Vallecano fans clash in Leipzig ahead of Conference League final
German police say supporters of Crystal Palace and Rayo Vallecano have clashed in Leipzig as their teams prepare to play in the Conference League final.
Heavy scenes in front of the big European Cup final! Even before the Conference League final between Crystal Palace and Rayo Vallecano, there were riots between fans of both camps in Leipzig. Chairs, cutlery and fists flew in the middle of the city centre. On Wednesday evening, Crystal Palace and Rayo Vallecano meet in the Conference League finale, but already the previous evening, the supporters of both clubs caused unpleasant scenes. As the Le…
Crystal Palace fans ambushed by black-clad mob in Leipzig on eve of Conference League final
Crystal Palace fans were ambushed by a black-clad mob of "ultras" in Leipzig last night on the eve of the Conference League final.Footage circulating on social media shows Palace fans assembled outside a bar in the German city on Tuesday evening before they are set upon by a group wearing black t-shirts. Video showed the mob storming over chairs and laying into the seated Palace fans, before both groups began hurling chairs and glasses at each o…
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