Many didn’t realise there was a strict 10.30pm drinking curfew to prevent the spread of Covid-19. Hundreds of Manchester City and Chelsea fans are already in Porto for Saturday’s game.
As police watched staff close pubs and bars throughout the city they became involved in angry confrontations with supporters.
Many didn’t realise there was a strict 10.30pm drinking curfew to prevent the spread of Covid-19.
One Chelsea fan was led off drenched in blood.
Some City fans were involved in skirmishes with police.
One fan said: “It was pretty minor – some people wanted another drink and the police were determined to move people on and back to their hotels.
”“There was no trouble between Chelsea and City fans.”
In a separate incident, City and Chelsea fans clashed in a city centre street as they returned to their hotels following the 10.30pm curfew.
Mobile phone footage posted online showed the supporters fighting before police stepped in to break it up.
Manchester City beat Paris Saint-Germain in the semis en route to their very first Champions League final, while Chelsea defeated Real Madrid