Alleged attack: Slavia file criminal complaint over Rangers

Slavia Prague said they had filed a criminal complaint on Friday over an “attack” on Ondrej Kudela after Rangers midfielder Glen Kamara alleged the defender racially abused him in a Europa League match.

Steven Gerrard’s Scottish champions crashed out at the last-16 stage of the competition after a 2-0 loss to the Czechs at Ibrox on Thursday, but the match was overshadowed by incidents before and after the final whistle.

Kamara and his team-mates reacted furiously as they claimed Kudela had cupped his hand and whispered a discriminatory slur into the midfielder’s ear.

Slavia rejected the racism allegations and accused Kamara of assaulting Kudela in the tunnel after the final whistle.

“Slavia Prague has filed a criminal complaint with the Scottish Police via the Czech Republic’s embassy to Great Britain over the physical attack on its player Ondrej Kudela,” Slavia said in a statement.

“The attack on Ondrej Kudela was planned and thought out, including the deliberate covering of cameras in the place of the incident. The brutal and violent attack was led with full intensity with the aim of injuring and causing physical harm.”

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Rangers forward Kemar Roofe was shown a straight red card for a brutal high challenge on Ondrej Kolar, which left the Slavia goalkeeper with a fractured skull and a horrific gash to his forehead.

Defender Leon Balogun was also dismissed after collecting two bookings, reducing Rangers to nine men as they exited the Europa League 3-1 on aggregate. Slavia will face Arsenal in the quarter-finals.