Fires rage as pro-independence protesters attack police vans near Barca stadium

Police scruffled with pro-independence supporters and protesters set garbage containers on fire on Dec. 18 near Barcelona’s Camp Nou stadium during Spain’s most high-profile match - “El Clasico“. Tension rose when a group of Barca’s Boixos Nois hooligans and pro-independence supporters scruffled next to the stadium. Catalan police formed a line to separate both groups. Some pro-independence protesters tossed objects to police and set garbage bins on fire. For more info, please go to