TWO football thugs who attacked Rangers fans have been handed a year-long football ban and fined £5,000.
The Athletico Bilbao fans were arrested by cops after trouble erupted ahead of the La Liga quarter-finals of the Europa League earlier this year.
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This week Spain’s Permanent Commission of the State Commission against Violence, Racism, Xenophobia, and Intolerance in Sport met this week to discuss the incidents.
And they announced they had punished the two unnamed Bilbao residents for the attack on Rangers fans, which left one hospitalised with a ban on sports stadiums in Spain for one year and a fine of £5,000.
They stated: “Violence in sport has no place in Spain and severe measures have been taken.”
A shocking video of the incident, showing Gers fans being battered by their rival Spanish supporters, was shared on social media at the time.
The clip captures a huge brawl erupting on the streets of Bilbao before the crunch Europa League clash.
A crowd of at least 20 hooded and masked Spanish fans lay into three helpless guys.
The victims, understood to be visiting Gers fans, are all punched and kicked in the brutal attack.
One is knocked to the ground and even kicked in the head during the horror assault.
His pal is repeatedly smacked and even has his clothes torn off by the gang as he is held up by a shuttered doorway.
One of the trio manages to escape but only after being punched and kicked.
The video, thought to have been captured shortly before the big game on Thursday night, is doing the rounds on social media.
One watcher said: “This is just horrible to see.
“The masked guys are nothing but cowardly scumbags. Hope they are proud of themselves.”
The trouble kicked off outside a Lidl supermarket close to a spot where Athletico Bilbao fans gather before games. It’s also close to a police station.
It shows a huge gathering of Spanish supporters standing in the street.
Rangers lost the game 2-0 and were sent crashing out to the Europa League by the La Liga side.
