BRENTFORD’S final pre-season friendly was marred by a violent clash between fans and the police.
The Bees hosted Borussia Monchengladbach on Friday in a 2-2 draw at the Gtech Community Stadium.
But the game was tainted by some ugly scenes outside the away end when a dozen yobs were embroiled in a brawl.
Some appeared to shove and kick stewards as well as cops outside the ground.
Police officers then formed a ring around the rowdy fans before they were seen sitting down by the away end in the East Stand.
The authorities then formed a barrier to contain them by the ground.
The incident was filmed by a fan’s phone while watching from the balcony.
The friendly match was attended by a number of families with young children.
They watched an entertaining encounter that saw Gladbach opening the scoring in the half-hour mark with Grant-Leon Ranos.
Brentford equalised on 69 minutes with Fabio Carvalho and turned the game on its head just a minute later with Mikkel Damsgaard.
But the visitors levelled things up just four minutes before full-time with Franck Honorat.
Brentford kick off their Premier League campaign on Sunday.
Keith Andrews’ side visit Nottingham Forest in their first ever Prem match without Thomas Frank at the helm.
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