Manchester City are to investigate claims of brutality towards their fans from Spanish police during their Champions League semi-final with Real Madrid.

And fans’ groups are to lodge a complaint with UEFA over the violence, the M.E.N has been told.

More than 4,500 Blues were in the Bernabeu on Wednesday night as their side missed out on the chance to reach the final losing 1-0 on aggregate after a cagey two-legged affair.

However it was marred by trouble in the stands both before and during the game .

Blues supporters, including women and children complained of being pushed, shoved and indiscriminately hit with batons by officers in riot gear, without provocation.

A video taken by one fan shows Blues supporters being confronted by security staff as the match is going on in the background.

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One fan is grabbed and removed by officers and scuffles then break out between as police push fans backwards, with the camera capturing a number of City followers seeming to be punched in the face by police during the melee.

It is not the first time that fans have complained at rough treatment in the Spanish capital.

Before their 3-2 defeat in 2012, around 100 fans said they were attacked by police whilst drinking outside a bar near the stadium.

However as this year’s trouble was inside the stadium, that would fall under UEFA’s remit.

City are aware of the latest claims and are to launch their own internal investigation to find out exactly what happened, which will include examining the footage.

And a source said they would be raising it with the European governing body if they felt it necessary and appropriate once they had gathered more information.

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The Official Manchester City Supporters Club are also planning to make their own complaint.

Their general secretary Kevin Parker, who was at the match, said: “Before the game, around the city and in the bars near the ground there was a fantastic atmosphere.

“But as we got to the stadium it seemed as if the police themselves were just looking for trouble.

“I’m not just defending City fans blindly, there really was no provocation whatsoever,

“But the police were just on a mission to impose themselves.

“And they were completely indiscriminate, with women and children getting caught up in it.

“It was just completely unacceptable.

“We’ve had it before with the Spanish police, in Madrid four years ago, and in Barcelona.

“We’ll be making our feelings known to UEFA but do we expect them to do anything about it? No.”

The M.E.N has contacted UEFA but they have so far failed to respond.