Amsterdam police made 25 arrests during the build-up to Ajax's Champions League clash at home to Manchester City.
Fans of both clubs clashed in the city and the arrests were made for
public violence offences, a spokesman confirmed, after troubled flared
around 5pm.
"There have been 25 arrests before the Champions League match for public
violence, mostly in the red light district," the spokeswoman said.
"Police first took action at 5pm. Most of the fans that have been
arrested are from Ajax.
"The city centre was very busy but now as the match approached it is
getting calmer and more quiet as the fans head to the stadium. We were
aware that it would be busy before and after the match and we had
deployed extra police to deal with this.
"We hope that it will remain calm after the match."
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