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Legia Warsaw fans launched missiles, including bottles, at Aston Villa fans from outside the stadium after being blocked from entering Villa Park.<\/p>\n

Three police officers were injured following serious disorder ahead of the game. West Midlands Police said fans of the Polish side were not being allowed into the stadium after missiles were thrown at officers before the start of the Europa Conference League clash.<\/p>\n

Objects were thrown at police as the visiting fans were held in the coach park near the ground. The force said a \u201csignificant policing operation\u201d was continuing but the game was able to kick off at 8pm, with Villa winning 2-1.<\/p>\n

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A Birmingham Police statement on X, formerly Twitter, read: \u201cWe\u2019re currently unable to allow away fans into Villa Park following disorder outside the stadium which has seen missiles thrown at officers. Three officers have already been injured & a significant policing operation continues.\u201d<\/p>\n

Villa later confirmed no away fans were allowed into the ground for the game following the disruption. Footage then emerged on social media of Legia fans outside the stadium launching objects towards Villa fans in the Holte End stand.<\/p>\n

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Villa have released a lengthy statement about the trouble, criticising the Polish club for a lack of co-operation. The statement read: "In spite of numerous requests for cooperation from Legia Warsaw concerning their travelling supporters, especially in the last two days, no assistance on the serious safety matter of away fans attending Villa Park was forthcoming from the visiting club. <\/p>\n

"The club has repeatedly, including this morning, raised concerns in conjunction with UEFA and all the relevant authorities to Legia that ticketless away supporters were attempting to attend Villa Park.<\/p>\n

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"Approximately an hour before kick-off, Legia fans engaged in planned and systematic violent acts against West Midlands Police officers and a decision was then made by West Midlands Police to exclude all Legia supporters.\u201d<\/p>\n

Legia, who had been given just over 1,000 tickets for the match, released their own statement criticising the size of their allocation.<\/p>\n

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