Riot Police Required At Tottenham Hotspur Stadium Amid Ugly Scenes After Win Over Marseille

Riot police were needed at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium after Spurs beat Marseille in the Champions League. Amid the fighting, away fans stole a huge rainbow flag.
Riot Police Required At Tottenham Hotspur Stadium Amid Ugly Scenes After Win Over Marseille
Riot Police Required At Tottenham Hotspur Stadium Amid Ugly Scenes After Win Over Marseille /

Riot police were required at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium after Wednesday night's UEFA Champions League game.

Trouble in the stands followed Tottenham's 2-0 win over Marseille.

Police intervened after missiles were thrown back and forth between fans in the away section of the stadium and an area containing home supporters nearby.

Riot police pictured creating a wall between Tottenham and Marseille fans at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium after a Champions League match in September 2022
Riot police pictured creating a wall between Tottenham and Marseille fans after Wednesday's match :: IMAGO/PA Images/Andrew Matthews

Riot police needed to physically stop some Marseille fans who attempted to charge into the Spurs section. 

Video footage of the ugly scenes was captured and shared via social media.

One video also showed a group of Marseille fans removing a rainbow flag that Tottenham had on display at the stadium to show support for the LGBT movement.

On the pitch, it had been a good night for Spurs, who won courtesy of two goals from summer signing Richarlison on his European debut.

Marseille had been the better side in the first half but things changed two minutes into the second period when Chancel Mbemba was sent off for fouling Son Heung-min and denying the Korean a clear opportunity to score.

READ MORE: Richarlison Marks Euro Debut With Two Goals As Tottenham Punish Marseille After Red Card


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Robert Summerscales
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Robert Summerscales launched FanNation Futbol in February 2022. Rob is a British journalist who previously spent two years on the sports desk at the Daily Mail in London, having earlier served as editor of CaughtOffside.com. He has been to the last two FIFA Men's World Cups, in Russia and Qatar, and is looking forward to completing his hat-trick in North America in 2026.