SPANISH police hit Celtic fans with batons and reportedly fired rubber bullets in nasty scenes on the streets of Valencia. The Scottish side are in Spain for the second leg of their Europa League last 32 clash on Thursday night. 7 Celtic fans clashed with Spanish police in violent scenes on the streets of Valencia Credit: Twitter 7 This image appears to show a policeman firing a rubber bullet Credit: Twitter 7 Police hit Celtic fans with batons in nasty clashes on the streets of Valencia Credit: Twitter But the mood turned nasty on the eve of the game with videos circulating on social media showing cops swinging batons at Celtic fans. In one video gun fire is heard and fans online claimed rubber bullets were fired towards them. In another clip a group of Celtic fans are forced to dash down the street to get away from officers. But the cops catch up with them and violently smack the ones at the back of the crowd with their batons. The Scots shout and swear back at them as they vent their frustration. 7 Social media users suggested police were firing rubber bullets at fans Credit: Twitter 7 Spanish police and Celtic fans clashed on the eve of Thursday's Europa League game Credit: Twitter A second clip shows a large group of Hoops gathered drinking outside some bars. A string of coppers swoop in and push and drag some away before unleashing their truncheons again. One punter is seen lying on the deck although it's not clear what caused that. Fans are forced to retreat as the batons are yet again swung towards their legs. A final video shows a group of fans across a busy road once again having their limbs targeted by violent officers. 7 Spanish police confront Celtic supporters in Valencia Credit: Twitter 7 Brendan Rodgers' Celtic side are 2-0 down heading into the second leg Credit: Kenny Ramsay - The Sun Glasgow One of the uploaders posted claiming the attacks were random and fans hadn't done anything to justify it. Fans back home reacted with fury upon seeing the footage. One said: "Pretty shocking stuff. Battons out and in riot gear? What’s the justification?" Another wrote: "Disgusting behaviour from the polis they are hooligans in uniform stay safe Bhoys hail hail." Michael McDevitt added: "I think this is absolutely shocking behaviour from the police. Celtic fans have the label of the best behaved fans in the World. Stay safe Bhoys and Ghirls. Enjoy the game have fun."<doc-sep>Spanish police are taking a lot of criticism from Celtic fans due to their aggressive approach to policing the travelling support ahead of tonight's game against Valencia. Thousands of Hoops supporters arrived in the Spanish city yesterday ahead of the Europa League last 32 second leg clash with the La Liga giants. And most would have been looking forward to some fun in the sun given it's going to be a very tough task for Brendan Rodgers' men to overturn a 2-0 first leg defeat. Advert 10 Unfortunately, some scenes from the city suggest the Celtic supporters have been getting unfairly treated by the police. People just out enjoying themselves, police start slowly closing in from across the street closer and closer and then attack for the sake of hitting folk! pic.twitter.com/THoc9EJvk4 - Ciaran H (@_ciaranhaughey) February 20, 2019 Advert 10 This video gives just a little glimpse into what some had to deal with last night. Appearing to show no threat to the police, an innocent female Celtic fan was knocked to the ground for attempting to film their heavy-handed approach. "Tried to get one of the videos of police hitting folk last night while walking back to the apartment so they hit me." Tried to get one of the videos of police hitting folk last night while walking back to the apartment so they hit me :sob: pic.twitter.com/tpdEGf7Vjh - Emma McFarlane (@emmamcfarlanexx) February 21, 2019 Advert 10 Fortunately, it seems the fan wasn't seriously hurt by the incident. Hopefully there will be no more unsavoury scenes like this during the remainder of Celtic's stay in Valencia.<doc-sep>The video will auto-play soon 8 Cancel Join thousands of fans who have signed up to our Celtic newsletter. Invalid Email Something went wrong, please try again later. Subscribe Thank you for subscribing We have more newsletters Show me See our privacy notice Spanish police fired rubber bullets at Celtic fans, it's claimed. This video appears to show cops take aim before letting off a round at supporters in Valencia last night. It was posted on Twitter after Hoops supporters say they were locked inside St Patrick's bar in the city by armed officers during violent clashes on the streets. The latest footage emerged ahead of the club's second-leg Europa League match tonight. Video Loading Video Unavailable Click to play Tap to play The video will auto-play soon 8 Cancel Play now Campaign account @FACKilltheBill published the footage at 10.30 last night saying: "Spanish police now firing rubber bullets at crowds of Celtic supporters. Despicable beyond description. "We urge all fans to stay safe. "This clip will disgust any right minded person." And it was condemned by many of the account's followers. User St Paulie said: "What is going on? We have never had this before. I don’t remember this kind of incident when we went to Seville. "Are we so unruly or are the Valencia police too heavy handed?" And Ryan Laing added: "Not surprised tbh. Spanish police have history on being over zealous." Video Loading Video Unavailable Click to play Tap to play The video will auto-play soon 8 Cancel Play now A fan revealed earlier in the night that supporters had been ordered inside the popular Irish bar in the city by armed police for "no reason". She sent horrific footage of people being attacked if they tried to leave. We also reported earlier video from @FACKilltheBill showing violence on the streets, adding: "Some appalling footage appearing tonight showing Spanish police violently attacking supporters without provocation in Valencia. "We urge all fans to stay safe, and if necessary to document any abuses, especially if arrests are made."<doc-sep>The video will auto-play soon 8 Cancel Get email updates with the day's biggest stories Invalid Email Something went wrong, please try again later. Sign up Thank you for subscribing We have more newsletters Show me See our privacy notice Armed police have been filmed beating football fans with truncheons outside a bar in Spain as terrified British tourists look on. Shocking footage has been shared of Celtic Football Club fans clashing with officers in Valencia ahead of the Hoops' Europa League second-leg match. A witness trapped in the bar said revellers were told to stay inside for "no reason" and people were attacked if they tried to go outside, the Daily Record reports. Campaign account @FACKilltheBill posted a video on Twitter saying: "Some appalling footage appearing tonight showing Spanish police violently attacking supporters without provocation in Valencia. "We urge all fans to stay safe, and if necessary to document any abuses, especially if arrests are made." The fan, who does not want to be named, has reported scenes of "absolute chaos" in the city. Footage shows the police officers patrolling the streets outside. The fan said: "It's absolute chaos here. We're currently sitting with one guy who has a wound on the back of his head after being hit by the police." But the fan insisted the supporters were not doing anything wrong and no one knew why the police were attacking them. She continued: "One minute we were standing at the bar and the next minute people were shouting 'Get in'. "We tried to leave but they just starting hitting people with batons." In shocking scenes, two cops can be seen violently attacking a man outside the bar with a large truncheon. Moments later another fan jumps in to try and help the man being attacked by police, only for three more armed cops to arrive. A woman can be heard screaming for them to "leave him alone". The fan also said she was hit for taking a video of the attacks. She said: "One of them even hit me for filming. They hit me on the leg with their batons." Thousands of Celtic fans have descended on the Spanish city for the clash following their 2-0 defeat on Thursday. The Spanish Government's Anti-Violence Commission announced earlier this month they have deemed the game a "high risk" encounter, meaning there is likely to be a hugely increased police and security presence at the tie.<doc-sep>
Celtic supporters were embroiled in violent scenes with Spanish police on Wednesday night ahead of their team’s Europa League clash with Valencia. The Scottish fans are in Spain for the second leg of their team’s round of 32-tie against Los Ches, with Celtic looking to overturn a 2-0 first leg defeat. On the eve of the game, a nasty showdown between the Spanish police and Hoops supporters too place, with the men in uniform caught on camera using batons to subdue certain members of the group – as per The Sun. Some fans have also claimed online that rubber bullets were fired at them and in one particular video a gun can be heard firing in the background. The Scottish contingent can be seen trying to flee the scene before the cops track them down and continue to hit them with their batons, in nasty images which have already blighted the football match scheduled at the Mestalla on Thursday evening. Another clip shows a group of fans standing outside a local bar seemingly drinking and minding their own business before a hoard of policemen swarm around them and begin to use their truncheons. One man has been filmed lying on the floor in pain, though it is unclear whether or not he was a victim of the excessive force used by the officers, as The Sun reports. A man caught up in the incident on the Valencia streets reportedly wrote online that the attack was completely unprovoked, while fans back from Great Britain have also voiced their outrage on social media. Michael McDevitt wrote: “I think this is absolutely shocking behaviour from the police. Celtic fans have the label of the best-behaved fans in the World. Stay safe Bhoys and Ghirls. Enjoy the game have fun.” Another user also weighed in on the violent scenes, stating: “Disgusting behaviour from the polis they are hooligans in uniform stay safe Bhoys hail.” Brendan Rodgers will surely be hoping that no one has been badly hurt and that his squad are not distracted by these events, ahead of their bid to qualify for the last 16 of the Europa League. Celtic were outplayed at Celtic Park but they will have to push forward in search of goals in the return leg, which could make for an entertaining contest.