It’s near enough guaranteed that when there’s a big European match in Madrid there’ll be clashes between away fans and the local police, and often the centre of the trouble is Plaza Mayor. Fans are encouraged to head to the big square, which has many bars and restaurants with seats outside. For those who can’t enjoy those bars without causing trouble, it’s a perfect mixture.
Whenever there is trouble, the Spanish press cover it widely. Tuesday evening saw arrests in the area with some Leicester followers described as ‘hooligans’.
There’s video of part of the square during the worst of today’s incidents, and it looks more serious than what happened on Tuesday evening.
.@La_SER VÍDEO | Cargas de la Policía en Madrid contra los radicales del Leicester en la Plaza Mayor pic.twitter.com/d5m7Hb7grH
— Carrusel Deportivo (@carrusel) April 12, 2017
Así han sido los incidentes entre Ultras del Leicester y la Policía en la Plaza Mayor de Madrid
Toda la info ➡️➡️https://t.co/eBkWM7ziZU pic.twitter.com/nKZbLXRZlG
— Carrusel Deportivo (@carrusel) April 12, 2017