THIS is the shocking moment a huge brawl breaks out on the streets of Paris ahead of the crunch Champions League tie between PSG and Aston Villa.
Footage shows opposing sets of fans fighting outside of a busy bar in the French capital, with punches, chairs and glasses thrown in the melee.
English underdogs Aston Villa are set to take on soon-to-be French champions Paris Saint-Germain in the first leg of their Champions League quarter-final showdown at the Parc des Princes tonight.
Video taken from inside a bar where dozens of fans were drinking overnight shows the brawl in full swing.
Fists can be seen flying as supporters clash in the street just outside the window.
One set of fans appear to launch their drinks at the oncoming group.
Many of the younger, onrushing supporters have their hoods up as they approach the older looking men.
As the fighting continues, a number of bar stools can be seen being used as weapons.
One man can be seen carrying a stool across the pavement with the pointed legs directed at the other supporters.
Chairs are also seen being hurled back and forth as stunned onlookers watch.
It is unclear exactly how the brawl started.
But unverified claims on social media allege that PSG hooligans had attacked Villa supporters who were drinking in the bar.
The Parisians are seasoned campaigners in European knockout football, having reached at least the quarter-finals in each of the past 13 seasons.
They’ve already wrapped up the Ligue 1 title with an astounding six games to spare and knocked out tournament favourites Liverpool in the last round.
But Villa are in outstanding form and are riding a seven-match winning streak.
They breezed into the quarter finals with an emphatic 6-1 aggregate victory over Club Brugge in the last 16.
The side have also scored 20 goals and kept five clean sheets in their last seven matches and with four-time Europa League winner Unai Emery at the helm their fans are hopeful for an upset.
