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Chelsea’s landmark victory was overshadowed by violent clashes between hooligans in the run-up to last night’s game.

Footage showing supporters – some dressed in Chelsea blue – rioting on an Amsterdam street appeared online just hours after the final whistle.

The scenes show Benfica and Chelsea fans hurling missiles as shocked locals watched in despair as mobs struck in the area near the city’s sex shops and bars.

At least ten British fans were among 24 arrests made after the violence which left a Dutch police officer with head injuries.

Steve, 31 - a payroll administrator from Warlingham, Surrey said: "I came here for a quiet mini-break with my girlfriend and wound up in the middle of a battlefield."

A Dutch police spokesman said: "We have around 30,000 football fans in the city and this is the only disorder we have had reported."

Meanwhile fans in London were celebrating into the early hours after watching their heroes clinch the historic European trophy hat-trick.

Last night Blues fans packed into the Sporting Page pub in Chelsea to watch their team score a last-minute victory against Benfica .

The quiet backstreet watering hole off Fulham Road was transformed into a sea of colour as supporters lapped up the carnival vibe on offer.

Pub landlord Colin O’Sahughnessey, 34, said: “There has been a cracking atmosphere in the pub all evening. The fans started to pile in at around 5pm and the vibe has been amazing ever since. I’m not a Chelsea fan but I was definitely hoping that they’d win the match.”

Hundreds of fans watched in awe as Fernando Torres launched the side into an 59th-minute lead.

And even a late equaliser by Benfica did little to dampen the spirits before Branislav Ivanovic hit the back of the net just seconds before the end to seal the European triple for the Londoners.

Lifelong Blues fan Lisa Scott claims the result was no surprise.

She said: I’ve been a Chelsea fan all of my life and I always knew we would win tonight. The future looks extremely bright for the club and I firmly believe we can go on to do anything.”

Georgia Goodall, 21, an events manager from Chelsea, admitted that her team started the game slowly. She said: “It took us some time to settle in and find our feet but we pulled it off in the end.”

Bug Hedley, 40, who works for in insurance, said: “The result was absolutely dynamite. I am elated beyond belief.”

Meanwhile die-hard Chelsea fans Lydia Waterbury, 26, who works in finance, and Hannah Schuster, 27, a fashion PR, who both lives in southwest London, said they were elated following ther last-ditch victory.

Ms Schuster told the Standard: “I’m delighted with the result tonight, it’s like a dream come true but we’re not looking forward to the traffic on the way home.”

Fans swarmed the street outside the Broadway Bar and Grill on Fulham Broadway after the final whistle as hundreds celebrated the historic win.

But it wasn’t just locals who enjoyed the action.

Lance Cotrill, 40, who also works in insurance, travelled from San Francisco to watch the game on home turf.

He said: “I’m feeling so many emotions right now, I am ecstatic. It was definitely worth the trip just to be here tonight. It’s out of this world.”

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