Reports are rife that two fans have been injured after confrontations ahead of the Europa League final game between Chelsea and Arsenal in Baku on Wednesday.

According to the spokesman of the Azerbaijan Health Ministry, Parvix Abubekirov, one fan identified as British was hospitalized with bruises and an open wound to the head due to an altercation between fans of the two teams.

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He also revealed that a Russian national was injured in another unconnected incident at a bar but received treatment at the scene.

This should come as a surprise considering that very few English fans traveled to see the game in Baku due to high costs. It can be recalled that neither side were able to sell off their allocated 6,000 tickets.

Regardless, other fans made the trip to Baku from Russia and Southeast Asia. It has also been noted that Chelsea and Arsenal have a good number of local supporters in Azerbaijan.