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(adds SPORT to slugline) MADRID, March 7 - Spanish police arrested eight
Britons in the seaside resort of Benidorm after violence flared
ahead of Tuesday's Champions League second-leg match between
Villareal and Rangers, local media reported. Police were not immediately available to comment. Reports said groups of Scottish fans hurled stones, bottles
and glass at police. In a separate incident, one of the windows in the Villarreal
team bus was broken as supporters threw bottles and shouted
insults as the Spanish team approached the Madrigal stadium. "The stoning of the bus by the Rangers fans didn't affect
our players," said Villarreal coach Manuel Pellegrini. "It's a
real shame that it occurred but in the end it didn't affect us." Villarreal later went through to the quarter-finals on the
away goals rule after a 1-1 draw with the Scottish club. The
teams played out a 2-2 first-leg draw in Glasgow two weeks ago. (Additional reporting by Simon Baskett)
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