Tottenham Hotspur have confirmed arrests have already been made after three of their fans sustained "minor injuries" following an attack in Lyon on Wednesday night.
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Spurs supporters are in the French city ahead of Thursday's Europa League last-32 tie, but festive scenes turned ugly when 50 masked men attacked the Smoking Dog pub and assaulted some of the travelling fans.
Doors and windows were reportedly smashed while cast-iron chairs and a flare were thrown into the establishment, although fortunately those under attack managed to escape any serious harm.
A Tottenham spokesman said: "Club officials attended an incident last night (Wednesday) in Lyon. A group of around 50 people confronted fans. The situation was dealt with and arrests were made within the hour. Three fans sustained minor injuries and received prompt medical assistance.
"Spurs officials and stewards will be in the city throughout the day, along with matchday French police ahead of kick-off."
Recalling the incident, the pub's landlord, Dave Eales from Retford, said: "At 10.18 the pub was rammed with Tottenham fans watching the Champions League on the television. The front of the pub, which is made up of reinforced glass, was attacked by 20-25 people.
"They threw projectiles through the windows. There was a stand-off. They didn't get into the bar. Then it calmed down. Then they came back a second time and it all started again.
"There were three injured Tottenham fans taken away by ambulance. One of them had a head injury. I'm not sure how bad it was."
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