Chelsea requests info from fans who witnessed violent clashes in Barcelona

Alleged clashes at the Camp Nou before Wednesday’s Champions League loss to Barcelona has left some Chelsea supporters injured, the Premier League club said in a statement.

The club issued an appeal to those who were in Barcelona to get in touch and give their accounts of the events that unfolded after video emerged on social media showing supporters being herded by baton-wielding stewards outside of the Camp Nou.

A spokesman for the club said: “We are aware of reports of incidents outside the ground before the game where a number of Chelsea fans were hurt.

“We ask that our supporters contact us with accounts of their experiences of this evening’s arrival at the stadium so that we can take this up properly with the authorities.”

One social media user who allegedly filmed the incident claims the “unprovoked” attack occurred as fans were leaving the stadium shortly after Barcelona beat Chelsea 3-0 to progress to the quarter-finals.