Chaos at Stamford Bridge as Djurgarden fans jump over barriers and clash in away end against Chelsea
CHELSEA’S Europa Conference League clash with Djurgarden descended into chaos even BEFORE the match as fans of the Swedish club scaled the barriers to join their fellow travelling supporters. Scores of Djurgarden fans made the trip from Sweden for the second leg of their semi-final tie at Stamford Bridge. GettyChelsea welcomed Djugardens IF to Stamford Bridge for the second leg of the Europa Conference League semi-final on Thursday[/caption] SHUTTERSTOCKDjurgarden fans turned up in their droves for the match at Stamford Bridge[/caption] SHUTTERSTOCKScores of them had tickets in the away end but scaled the barrier to join their fellow supporters in the away end[/caption] SHUTTERSTOCKA handful of Djurgarden fans ended up confronting the police[/caption] Some desperate fans of the Swedish team had to make do with tickets in the home end. And scores of them stunningly leapt over the barriers between themselves and their fellow supporters after discovering the club seemingly hadn’t sold its entire allocation. Fans could be seen ignoring stewards’ warnings and scaling the barriers to sit in the away end. Footage of Djugarden fans storming the away end went viral. One viewer said: “This is actually jokes.” Another said: “The fact they somehow managed to get home tickets for a European semi-final is very embarrassing.” And another said: ” I don’t think this is allowed. They should be sitting in their allocated seats in the away end.” One remarked: “Eject them.” GETTYStewards couldn’t contain the Djurgarden fans who rushed the barrier[/caption] Djurgarden travelled to Stamford Bridge with an absolute mountain to climb following a 4-1 defeat in the first leg last Thursday. And the tie was put beyond them in the 38th minute when Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall struck to put the West Londoners into a 5-1 aggregate lead. The Blues will play the winner of the other semi-final tie between Fiorentina and Real Betis on May 28.
CHELSEA’S Europa Conference League clash with Djurgarden descended into chaos even BEFORE the match as fans of the Swedish club scaled the barriers to join their fellow travelling supporters.
Scores of Djurgarden fans made the trip from Sweden for the second leg of their semi-final tie at Stamford Bridge.
Some desperate fans of the Swedish team had to make do with tickets in the home end.
And scores of them stunningly leapt over the barriers between themselves and their fellow supporters after discovering the club seemingly hadn’t sold its entire allocation.
Fans could be seen ignoring stewards’ warnings and scaling the barriers to sit in the away end.
Footage of Djugarden fans storming the away end went viral.
One viewer said: “This is actually jokes.”
Another said: “The fact they somehow managed to get home tickets for a European semi-final is very embarrassing.”
And another said: ” I don’t think this is allowed. They should be sitting in their allocated seats in the away end.”
One remarked: “Eject them.”
Djurgarden travelled to Stamford Bridge with an absolute mountain to climb following a 4-1 defeat in the first leg last Thursday.
And the tie was put beyond them in the 38th minute when Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall struck to put the West Londoners into a 5-1 aggregate lead.
The Blues will play the winner of the other semi-final tie between Fiorentina and Real Betis on May 28.
