Bundesliga journalist, Archie Rhind-Tutt, has taken to Twitter in an attempt to change the narrative building around Koln fans that they went on a ‘rampage’ through London, saying that the overwhelming majority enjoyed the game peacefully and were not aware that stadium arrangements in England were different to what they are used to in Germany.

Making their return to Europe after a 25-year absence, a lot of which they spent fighting relegation, it was no surprise that the Koln fans were keen to see their team perform – especially against a side more used to being in the Champions League.

Allocated only 2,900 tickets, thousands were desperate to get into the ground to see their team play at the Emirates. Anecdotal reports of German fans buying Arsenal shirts in order to get inside were all over Twitter while some Koln fans even changed their phone wallpaper just in case they were asked to ‘prove’ they were Arsenal fans.

Rhind-Tutt explains more in the following thread:

Arsenal are expected to receive a fine from UEFA after they were unable to stop the away fans gaining access to the home sections.