PSG fan and police officer stabbed in clashes forward of Champions League match in Milan

MILAN — A Paris Saint-Germain fan is significantly injured and a police officer can be in hospital after each had been stabbed in clashes between the supporters of the French workforce and AC Milan.

According to Italian media, a bunch of round 50 Milan followers – sporting masks and helmets and throwing flares – attacked PSG supporters within the full of life Navigli space of the Italian metropolis on the eve of Tuesday’s Champions League match between the groups.

A PSG fan was rushed to hospital after being stabbed twice within the leg.

There had been additionally clashes between PSG supporters and police. An officer was stabbed and the alleged offender was arrested.

“AC Milan condemns every form of violence: football for us is passion, not hate. Sport is supposed to unite, not divide,” the Italian membership wrote in a put up – in French in addition to English and Italian – on X, the social media platform previously often called Twitter.

A Newcastle fan was stabbed in the identical space of the town earlier than Milan’s different dwelling match within the Champions League, towards the Premier League workforce, in September.

Milan, which reached the semifinals final season, is backside of Group F and with no win or a aim on this season’s competitors.