Unsavoury scenes ahead of Tottenham’s Champions League encounter with Ajax on Tuesday night saw three police officers injured while arresting missile-throwing football fans.
Scotland Yard said nine arrests were made before the first leg of the semi-final showdown in north London on Tuesday night.
A Metropolitan Police spokesman said a group of fans began throwing missiles outside the recently opened Tottenham stadium at around 7.15 pm.
Police officers intervened and arrested four people, with three officers sustaining non-serious injuries.
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The video was give to Mirror Sport by @jalahil as things turned ugly.
Five other arrests were made prior to the game's 8pm kick-off in relation to other incidents, the spokesman said.
Ajax’s Donny van de Beek grabbed an early goal to secure a precious 1-0 victory at Tottenham in the first leg of their crunch Champions League match.
The 22-year-old struck in the 15th minute to give Ajax a crucial away goal and leave Spurs facing a daunting task in Amsterdam if they are to reach the final for the first time.
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Ajax, having already knocked out Real Madrid and Juventus en route to their first semi-final in Europe's elite competition since 1997, were too pacey for a labouring home side, especially in a first half in which they could have put the tie to bed.
Tottenham improved after the break but Ajax defended their lead diligently to restrict the home attack and almost scored a second goal late on when David Neres hit the post.
Spurs will travel to Holland for the second leg in Amsterdam next Wednesday, knowing they need to overturn the 1-0 deficit.
