Aston Villa and PSG clash throwing stools at each other ahead of Champions League match
A group of British football fans were caught fighting in Paris ahead of the Champions League match.
Footage shows punches being thrown between Aston Villa and PSG supporters in the French capital.
The fan behind the camera can be heard muttering ‘f***ing hell’ as the fight unfolds.
Even stools were grabbed to be used as weapons – but it is unclear why the fight started in the first place.
It comes as Aston Villa and their supporters travel to Paris today for the first-leg of their quarter-final tie.
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They have surpassed all expectations to reach the last-eight and having defeated Bayern Munich in the league stage, they will have no fears of taking on a European heavyweight.
PSG wrapped up the Ligue 1 title on Saturday and are just seven games away from completing an unbeaten league and cup double.
In February, football fans became embroiled in violent clashes ahead of today’s Sky Bet Championship derby match between Cardiff City and Bristol City.
They can be seen gathering near the junction of St Mary Street and Wood Street and hurling missiles including beer cans at the Prince of Wales pub ahead of the Severnside derby.
One witness said: ‘Football fans are hitting our bus as they go past, a masked one just booted the door of the bus that we are on. He’s cracked the glass. Bus driver has some sort of radio telling all buses to avoid town centre.’
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