Violent disturbances at the Bernabéu

As had been feared there were disturbances outside the Santiago Bernabéu stadium ahead of the Champions League match between Real Madrid and Legia Warsaw, when police clashed with visiting ultra groups, in Calle Rafael Salgado, leaving several injured. 

Mounted police charged at the Legia fans, and fired rubber bullets to calm a situation that was escalating rapidly, with Legia fans attacking police, and the police responding in kind. According to Europa Press there were seven injuries requiring medical treatment: five Legia fans and two police officers. None of the injured required hospital treatment. 

Legia Ultras and police involved in pitched battle

Ultas and police were involved in a pitched battle that left several injured. 

'2,000 security personnel but the inevitable happened with the Legia fans'

'Police take down a Legia fan'

'It's an actual war. A leader of the Legia fans, with a loudhailer, is demanding the police give up terrain'

'Legia fans attack police in the gardens outside the Bernabéu'

The security forces had anticipated trouble from the feared Legia ultras, with a huge security presence being put in place at the Santiago Bernabéu, with more than 1,500 police officers and 700 private security guards. 

Arrests in the centre of Madrid

Earlier in the day three Polish fans were arrested in the centre of Madrid after allegedly attacking a waitress in a bar and stealing a mobile phone.