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SportBook Service | Five Lyon fans reportedly injured and six arrested ahead of Champions League loss to Barcelona

 Lyon fans clashed with police outside the Nou Camp on Wednesday

FIVE Lyon fans were injured and six more arrested after clashes on the streets of Barcelona ahead of their Champions League second leg drubbing.

Spanish radio station Cadena SER has claimed four French supporters were hit with pepper spray while another picked up a nasty wound in the scuffle - before Barcelona hit five past the Ligue 1 giants.

Lyon fans clashed with police outside the Nou Camp on WednesdayCredit: AFP
There was violence outside the Nou Camp ahead of the second legCredit: AFP
Ousmane Dembele sealed Barcelona's 5-1 win with a late goalCredit: AFP
Five Lyon fans are said to have been injured in a scuffle in BarcelonaCredit: EPA

It's thought the supporters were part of Lyon's "Bad Gones" (Bad Kids) group of ultras - who have links with Real Madrid's Ultrasur.

The ugly clash came just hours before the second-leg of the team's last-16 clash - on an overall hideous evening for the French side.

The Lyon fans had broadcast their meet-up point as the Placa d'Osca near Barcelona's Nou Camp stadium.

The Bad Gones are said to have 6,000 supporters in their ranks and have links to the far right.

Lyon fans let off flares as they prepared for the huge game in BarcelonaCredit: EPA
Philippe Coutinho doubled Barcelona's lead on the night at the Nou CampCredit: Reuters
Police were forced to intervene as Lyon fans took over the cityCredit: EPA
Lyon fans were preparing for tonight's big game against BarcelonaCredit: Alamy Live News

However, their plans to embark on the Placa d'Osca were quashed after they arrived to find a banner reading: "Everyone detests fascists".

Lyon's supporters instead made their way to the Placa d'Artos - setting off flares and were controlled by police in the Spanish city.

The Bad Gones have been involved in a spate of ugly incidents over the years - including a clash with Besiktas' ultras Carso.

That 2017 fracas led to both clubs being charged by Uefa - and handed a two-year suspended ban from Europe.

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