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Legia Warsaw fear being kicked out of Champions League after more fan violoence

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Polish hooligans from Legia Warsaw clashed with Spanish police before Tuesday night's Champions League match against Real Madrid.

Legia Warsaw admit they fear being kicked out of the Champions League after their fans were once again involved in violence.

Polish hooligans clashed with Spanish police before Tuesday night's Champions League match in Madrid.

Twelve people were injured in the Madrid clashes, including three Spanish policemen, and 13 Polish fans were detained.

Legia Warsaw fans are escorted by Spanish poilce to Bernabeu Stadium
Image: Legia Warsaw fans are escorted by Spanish poilce to the Bernabeu Stadium

Earlier this season the Polish champions were hammered 5-1 at home by Borussia Dortmund and some fans were involved in violent clashes with police outside the stadium.

Legia have already been fined for those incidents and when Real visit on November 2, they will be playing in an empty stadium in Warsaw.

That will be the fourth time they have had to play behind closed doors in Europe following three punishments in the Europa League since 2013.

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"There have been unofficial suggestions before the Real Madrid game that any offence could result in excluding us from European competitions," said Seweryn Dmowski, Legia's public and media relations director.

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"We did not receive any official letter from the UEFA but behaviour of their delegates suggests it is possible."

Legia are the first Polish team to play in the Champions League in 20 years but their campaign has been marred by poor results and crowd trouble during two of the three games they've played to date.

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