Topics: Aston Villa, Europa League
There were violent scenes from the Young Boys supporters in their Europa League clash with Aston Villa on Thursday night, with missiles thrown at players and police.
The Swiss side brought a small travelling party to Villa Park but they became increasing riled up in the 17:45 kick-off as things got extremely heated.
Donyell Malen, who bagged a brilliant brace to continue his fine form and put Villa 2-0 up in the clash, received a significant cut on his head after being hit with a cup during his goal celebrations.
Morgan Rogers was also caught with a missile and checked his stomach for an injury.
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When he notched his brilliant second goal, Malen performed a knee slide and grinned right in front of the Young Boys fans.
The visiting supporters continued to become more irate and began to throw cups and rip out seats before hurling them at stewards and policemen, who stepped in to tackle and detain members who were causing trouble.
Police tried to restore safety and order but it proved to be a tough challenge, with Young Boys players pleading with their own supporters to calm down.
There was a pause in the game towards the end of the first half as the referee spoke with the fourth official amidst the chaos which unfolded.
Footage widely circulated on social media, with TNT Sports moving their cameras from the violence as viewers were instead informed by commentator Sam Matterface.
"Captain's gone over to have a word with them to try and calm them down," he explained.
"They're going to find themselves in a huge amount of trouble, the club will be fined for their fans' behaviour. There's all sorts happening here, which is not the kind of scenes that we want to see at any level of football.
"The police are now getting involved with the supporters, and the fights that are breaking out are quite severe, to be honest with you. Especially in the front row. There are cups being thrown, there are punches being thrown, there are helmets being dislodged off of the top of the heads of policemen.
"And it's turned into a proper scuffle. There's a line of about 15 or 16 policemen right on the front row of the away section. There are punches being thrown, there are cups and other items being tossed at the police. But it's actually quite a severe situation that's broken out. It does feel as if it's now being calmed, but it is a flashpoint which has put a stain on the game."
A second close-up clip did the rounds and showed police escorting one fan away from the ground as Villa fans shouted and cheered.
UEFA are yet to respond to the unsavoury scenes but Young Boys will almost definitely receive a substantial punishment for the behaviour of their fans.
Villa put a message on the big screen calling for the away supporters to remain calm to avoid further trouble.
