Champions League: 'Visible police presence' planned for Dortmund match

There was a disturbance near St James Park three weeks ago

Police have promised a "visible presence" in Newcastle city centre for Wednesday's Champions League tie at St James' Park.

Trouble flared outside the stadium before Newcastle United's 4-1 win over Paris Saint-Germain, following a march by PSG "Ultras" on 4 October.

Borussia Dortmund fans are also planning to march before their team's clash with the Magpies.

Northumbria Police said there would be a "proportionate policing response".

While police managed to contain the marching PSG "Ultras" for most of their parade up from the Bigg Market, there was a pocket of unrest near the stadium in which bottles and traffic cones were thrown.

Newcastle City Council has confirmed a series of full or partial road closures between 17:15 and 18:15 BST on Wednesday to facilitate the Dortmund fans' march.

The areas affected are the Bigg Market, Newgate Street, Grainger Street, Grey Street, Pilgrim Street, New Bridge Street West, Blackett Street, Percy Street, and Gallowgate.

Borussia Dortmund players during a training session at St James' Park on Tuesday

The German Bundesliga side was pictured training at St James' Park on Tuesday.

Ch Supt Mark Hall said there was "understandable excitement" about the game, which kicks off at 20:00 BST.

"Our priority for large-scale events such as these is to help ensure that supporters and the wider public can enjoy the city in a safe environment," he said.

"We will have officers in the city centre and around the ground to help keep any disruption to a minimum, providing a visible policing presence."

Paris Saint-Germain fans marched to St James' Park before the game

NUFC fans have been advised to plan their journey to the game carefully, though the level of disruption to the region's transport will be less severe than for the PSG game - which coincided with rail and bus strikes, as well as clashing with a Sunderland home game at the Stadium of Light.

A council spokesperson added: "We will continue to work closely with the emergency services, travel operators and other partners and hope we can all experience another memorable night for Newcastle United and the city as a whole."