Moment Chelsea & Real Betis fans CLASH in Poland launching bottles & smoke grenades hours before Europa Conference final

VIOLENCE has broken out again on the streets of Poland between Chelsea and Real Betis fans in ugly scenes ahead of their Conference League final tonight.

Supporters were seen hurling punches, kicking, launching bottles and smoke grenades near the fanzone in Wroclaw with riot police forced to defuse the violence.

Chelsea and Real Betis fans clashing in Wroclaw, Poland.
16
Fans clash in ugly scenes in Poland ahead of the Europa Conference FinalCredit: AFP
A bloody altercation between Chelsea and Real Betis fans.
16
Supporters were seen hurling punches, kicking, launching bottles and smoke grenadesCredit: AFP
Police officers in riot gear stand in a city square.
16
Riot police were out in force on the cobbled streetsCredit: Reuters
Armed police officers in Wroclaw, Poland.
16
Some officers were deployed with guns to quell the violenceCredit: Reuters

The ugly scenes continues after similar violence yesterday when tear gas was needed to separate the hostile fans.

Betis fans are looking forward to their first ever major European final, with a red hot atmosphere in Poland boiling over into a full on brawl.

Supermarket shelves are running dry of beer and pubs are out of pint glasses as fans soak in the atmosphere ahead of the final.

With hours to go before kickoff, the atmosphere is already tense with ugly scenes on the cobbled streets.

After missiles were launched into the neighbouring camps, Polish police managed to separate the fans.

The fans were already brawling on the streets a full 24 hours before the match as riot police with tears gas were deployed yesterday to force the warring supporters apart.

Footage posted to social media showed a series of fierce clashes in cobbled streets outside the city's bars and restaurants.

In one clip, a group of around five young men were seen smashing chairs and hurling glasses at another group sheltering in the canopy of a building.

Shocking moment Chelsea fans brawl & throw glasses as violence erupts in Poland ahead of Conference League final

In the window is a large blue flag which reads: "London only", indicating it could be a spot designated for Chelsea fans.

Riot police storm over and douse the aggressors with tear gas.

Another clip from elsewhere shows two sides lobbing missiles at one another from the cover of two different pubs.

There is the constant sound of smashing glasses and furious shouting.

Police seem less prepared here - tackling the chaos without helmets - and can be seen backing off as a cloud of objects flies across the square.

More than 70,000 fans are expected to descend on the picturesque town of Wroclaw to watch The Blues try to take the title tonight.

Chelsea and Real Betis fans clashing in Wroclaw, Poland.
16
One man was seen getting attacked with blood pouring down his faceCredit: AFP
Chelsea fans celebrating, with overturned chairs and debris in the street.
16
The fans were already brawling on the streets a full 24 hours before the matchCredit: Reuters
Riot police officers confronting soccer fans.
16
Police positioned themselves between the hostile fansCredit: AFP
Police officers watching Chelsea fans with blue flares.
16
After missiles were launched into the neighbouring camps, Polish police managed to separate the fansCredit: Reuters
Police officers standing between celebrating soccer fans.
16
The ugly scenes continues after similar violence yesterday when tear gas was needed to separate the hostile fansCredit: Reuters
Police officers in riot gear stand outside a restaurant where overturned chairs are visible.
16
Tables were launched in the violent scenes hours before the matchCredit: Reuters
Riot police pursuing fleeing fans.
16
Men were seen fleeing as police came armed with truncheonsCredit: AFP
Chelsea fan flexing muscles with police in background.
16
A fan poses in front of police amid the high tensionsCredit: Reuters

Fans of the London side will be hope their team isn't distracted by the drama - with the honour of being the first-ever club to win all three European titles on the line.

Chelsea booked their place by defeating Swedish side Djurgardens IF 5-1 on aggregate earlier this month.

Earlier, head coach Enzo Maresca got a shock when his banned winger Mykhailo Mudryk arrived in the city unannounced - and wearing a Chelsea kit.

Mudryk is currently suspended from playing after testing positive for the banned substance meldonium while on international duty in November.

The Blues will be playing Champions League football next season after they secured a top-five finish in the Premier League.

While the Spaniards have already qualified for the Europa League with a 6th placed finish in LaLiga.

This means the two sides are just playing for the right to win a European trophy - and the cash prize that comes with it.

Read More on The Sun

Uefa have revealed that the winners of this year's Conference League will take home a staggering £5.9million.

While the runners-up are set to pocket approximately £3.37m.

Riots in Wrocław city center before a Real Betis - Chelsea match.
16
A chair can be seen flying through the airCredit: X
People fighting outside a restaurant.
16
Groups lobbed missiles at each other across the squareCredit: x
Police officer spraying tear gas at soccer fans.
16
Police spray jets of tear gas at Chelsea fansCredit: AP
Chelsea fans celebrating with flares.
16
Chelsea fans were out in force on Tuesday nightCredit: AP