On the field Leicester City made short work of Legia Warsaw defeating the Polish side 3-1 with 3 first half goals. The result placed the Foxes in first place of their Europa League group, while Legia Warsaw are last.
Off the field was another matter, as the traveling Legia Warsaw supporters filled their section of King Power Stadium with flares and chants, an image of English soccer back in the late 80’s.
The Legia Warsaw supporters lit flares during the second half and crossed the allowed perimeter for traveling supporters and the result was a clash with police. The incident left 12 police officers injured and seven arrests were made.
Disgusting scenes out of Leicester this morning ��
Security forces were kicked down stairs and beaten up by fans in the away end during the Foxes’s European fixture with Legia Warsaw…#OptusSport pic.twitter.com/wA4qdbaqoH
— Optus Sport (@OptusSport) November 26, 2021
Video of police clashing with Legia Warsaw fans
Riots at #Leicester vs Legia Warsaw match ..#LEILGW
— ZIZOU (@zizou_910) November 25, 2021
The Leicestershire Police intercepted the fans as they were trying to cross the tarps, one fan actually crossed the allowed area and ran right into the direction of police, only to be met with a nightstick slap to the back.
Legia Warsaw fans trying to get to the Leicester supporters and some are scrapping with police who’ve increased their presence in that corner during the second half. pic.twitter.com/4tnNZANWb7
— Mr Geoff Peters (@mrgeoffpeters) November 25, 2021
According to reports from ESPN, one officer was treated for a concussion while another officer suffered a fractured wrist. Julia Debenham, assistant chief constable of Leicestershire Police, spoke to the media after the events and stated: “While I am pleased that our officers responded well and managed to contain the away fans within their section and minimize contact between them and the home crowd, it’s extremely disappointing that a number of fans acted the way they did and twelve officers were injured during the incident,” Debenham said.
Debenham went on to state, “This type of behavior is not acceptable and we will be investigating the incident fully in order to bring those offenders to justice.”
