REUTERS - Ten people were
treated in hospital for knife wounds after hundreds of Dynamo Kiev and Besiktas
fans clashed in the Ukrainian capital before Tuesday's
Champions League match,
local media reported.
Around 600 fans were
involved in clashes near the Olympiyskiy stadium, which will host the 2018
Champions League final, before Dynamo's 6-0 victory, Football 1 channel
reported.
The Turkish
supporters were attacked by Ukrainian rivals while approaching the stadium with
knives and bats being used in the clashes, reports said.
Local media also
reported a few smaller clashes in other parts of the city.
"These clashes
between Dynamo Kiev and Besiktas supporters were the consequence of the wrong
risk assessment and security measures before the game," Markiyan
Lubkivskiy, the former director of the Euro 2012 organizing committee, wrote on
Facebook.
"I have insider
information there will be a harsh reaction from UEFA with sanctions applied to
both clubs. UEFA executives are worried because of violence in the host city of
the Champions league 2018 final game."
Besiktas's hopes of
reaching the Champions League knockout stage were crushed when they had two
players sent off in the mauling by previously winless Dynamo.
Despite the frosty
weather, the atmosphere in the stands during the game was heated as Besiktas
fans threw fireworks and missiles before clashing with police.
A few visiting fans
also made their way into the media tribune, dancing on the tables and
destroying some seats.
REUTERS
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