Fear and fire as Cologne fans storm the Emirates

ArsenAl launched their european campaign in chaos last night as thousands of Cologne supporters forced the kick-off to be delayed.

The europa league match was put back an hour amid safety fears as visiting fans stormed security cordons and attempted to smash through the emirates turnstiles.

About 20,000 fans were estimated to have made the trip from Germany to savour their club’s first taste of european football for 25 years. The sheer volume of them caused problems for police and stewards.

More specifically, many did not have tickets or acquired them for Arsenal sections of the ground, forcing the club