Chelsea Fans attacked in Kiev

Chelsea fans were ambushed by balaclava-clad thugs in Kiev just hours before the Blues face Dynamo Kiev in the Champions League.

A group of around 30 supporters were attacked in the Ukrainian capital just moments after they had left the Shato Brewery bar just off Independence Square.

Several fans were left bruised and bloodied with at least one requiring hospital treatment following the unprovoked attack at around midnight on Monday.

The thugs charged at the Chelsea fans, including women and the elderly, knocking them to the ground with kicks and punches.

One Chelsea fan, who asked to not to be named, said: 'It was orchestrated. Five guys turned up at the pub and sussed us out. 'One was texting at the bar and they were obviously lying in wait to have a dig.'