German police have detained 59 supporters of French club Paris St Germain ahead of their Champions League game at VfB Stuttgart, stopping possible clashes with local fans, Stuttgart police said on Wednesday.

Police have made a host of arrests to prevent violence around Stuttgart’s Champions League game against Paris Saint-Germain on Wednesday. “In the run-up to the match, it became apparent that German and French hooligans from both clubs wanted to use the last preliminary round match of the Champions League as an opportunity to seek serious confrontations away from the stadium,

German police have arrested 59 "hooligans" in a bid to prevent "serious riots" ahead of Stuttgart's Champions League clash with Paris Saint-Germain.

Stuttgart police said they had taken "59 French hooligans" into custody. What Stuttgart police have said. Police said that "hooligans from Paris-- including ringleaders-- traveled to Stuttgart together without tickets" and that some of those taken into custody had,