 Athens saw a night of violence when between 150 and 200 ultras clashed on the streets, leaving a trail of destruction behind them. One of the Greek supporters of the football club AEK Athens was stabbed several times during the brawl on the outskirts of the capital on Monday. The 22-year-old man was rushed to hospital where he died, according to police. Eight fans were also injured in the extensive clashes outside AEK's stadium in the northern suburb of Nea Philadelphia. Violence erupted on Monday evening in the outskirts of the Greek capital (Picture: Twitter) Ultras let off flares on the streets until the early hours (Picture: Twitter) Eight people sustained injuries in the clashes (Picture: Twitter) To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video Officers made at least 98 arrests, mostly of Croatian supporters of Dinamo Zagreb. Clashes broke out more than an hour after the visiting team's training ended and players had left the stadium. A video showed the chaotic scenes, with people hurling flares and petrol bombs and attacking each other with wooden bats. The UEFA Champions League qualifying-round match between AEK and visiting Dinamo Zagreb that was scheduled to take place at the stadium on Tuesday was postponed as the conditions for the match were not met. To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video A man lays flowers in the memory of a fan who died during the overnight clashes (Picture: Anadolu) Fans covering their faces on the way to the courthouse (Picture: AP) They were escorted by police officer as they left the Athens Police Headquarters (Picture: AP) 'Violence has no place in our sport and we expect that those responsible for this terrible act be arrested and consigned to justice in the shortest delay,' it said. UEFA confirmed later on Tuesday that the match){kind=link}
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Athens saw a night of violence when between 150 and 200 ultras clashed on the streets, leaving a trail of destruction behind them.
One of the Greek supporters of the football club AEK Athens was stabbed several times during the brawl on the outskirts of the capital on Monday.
The 22-year-old man was rushed to hospital where he died, according to police.
Eight fans were also injured in the extensive clashes outside AEK’s stadium in the northern suburb of Nea Philadelphia.