Weapon Carrying Sevilla Fans Detained

Atlético Madrid vs Sevilla might not have been the most violent affair on the pitch but it has been revealed today that away fans were detained before the game for carrying a plethora of dangerous weapons, including 42 baseball bats....

After the ferocity of the Catalan derby on Saturday night the last thing the Spanish authorities needed was more crowd trouble but it has been revealed today that 18 Sevilla fans were detained before the Atlético Madrid match on Sunday for carrying weapons.

The match went ahead without any problems but reports today say that police confiscated weapons including 42 baseball bats, two knives, three flares, four rockets and some CS spray.

Furthermore the police had to arrest one of the fans after he was accused of attacking them and causing damage.

The group of Sevilla fans noticed by the police on the night is said to have been about 50-60 strong and after doing identification checks they then decided to detain eighteen of those.

The news is both good and bad for the authorities in that, unlike the Catalan derby no dangerous weapons got into the ground, but it proves that there is still a hardcore element willing to carry such weapons.