Leicester fans clash with Spanish police before Champions clash with Atletico Madrid

Leicester fans have clashed with Spanish police before of their 1-0 loss in the Champions League clash.

Smoke bombs and flares were let off and bottles were being smashed as police stormed a major square in the country's capital.

As fans became rowdy baton-wielding police were forced to intervene with objects, including blue smoke bombs thrown at the officers as they charged the square.

Fans were also heard singing 'You Spanish b******s, Gibraltar is ours.'

The confrontation quickly ended when officers arrested three fans as back up arrived to help contain the unruly supporters.

Emergency services said they had had to attend to five people on Tuesday evening and another 13 on Wednesday -- eight police officers and five supporters -- none of them seriously hurt.

"We didn't need to take any of them to hospital," a spokesman said.