Europa League final: Liverpool and Sevilla fans brawl ahead of game
Stewards stepped in to try and break up the trouble, and minutes
later dozens of riot police arrived to ward off further trouble.
While it appears the Liverpool fans won the fight their team lost the match thanks to a brace from Sevilla right-back Coke in a controversy-filled 3-1 victory that secured a record third consecutive Europa League title for the Spanish side.
Liverpool travelled to St Jakob-Park with an army of fans and confident in their chances of a first Europa League trophy since 2001 after an impressive campaign in Europe’s second tier competition.
While it appears the Liverpool fans won the fight their team lost the match thanks to a brace from Sevilla right-back Coke in a controversy-filled 3-1 victory that secured a record third consecutive Europa League title for the Spanish side.
Liverpool travelled to St Jakob-Park with an army of fans and confident in their chances of a first Europa League trophy since 2001 after an impressive campaign in Europe’s second tier competition.