Bundesliga side Cologne have been forced to pay Arsenal for the damage caused by their supporters during their visit to the Emirates Stadium, as per a report from Sky Sports.
UEFA had opened disciplinary proceedings after thousands of Cologne fans travelled to the UK and tried to enter the stadium without tickets.
The game was delayed by an hour as a huge number of away fans tried to enter the ground, with a number of the visiting fans making attempting to make their way into the home section of the ground.
Cologne were allocated just 3,000 tickets for the game but it has been estimated that around 20,000 fans arrived in London.
Despite the trouble, only five arrests were made on the night but the Bundesliga outfit were handed a one-match travel ban for away supporters and were also hit with a fine of €60,000, which works out at roughly £53,000.
The game on the night finished 3-1 in Arsenal’s favour with goals from Sead Kolasinac, Alexis Sanchez and Hector Bellerin.
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