Lille fans were stabbed in an “ambush” before the Champions League match in Bologna: club

Two Lille fans were stabbed during an attack carried out by dozens of Bologna fans ahead of a Champions League match between the two teams, the French Ligue 1 club said on Wednesday. In a statement, Lille said the two fans had “received medical attention.” after the attack outside a bar in the northern Italian city late on Tuesday. “The club unequivocally condemns this cowardly and intolerant attack, which goes against all the values ​​of football,” Lille said before Wednesday’s game. Italian media, citing local police, reported that 80 people, most likely Bologna supporters, attacked about 30 Lille fans outside a bar in the city’s university district, armed with metal bars and belts.

Videos posted online showed a large group of men, mostly dressed in black and wearing balaclavas, roaming the streets.

Police say a total of three Lille fans were injured in the attack and all three were treated and later discharged from Bologna’s Sant’Orsola Hospital.

Lille are in contention for a place in the Champions League round of 16 knockout stages in 17th place, while Bologna have one point after four matches and are fighting to avoid relegation.

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