Barca fan arrested after brawl

Police arrested a Barcelona fan after a brawl with Manchester United supporters following the Spanish club's victory in the Champions League final.

The 31-year-old Spaniard was detained after police intervened early Thursday to separate two groups of fans in the north of Rome. The man, who was not identified, was drunk and assaulted an officer, police said in a statement.

The incident brought to 19 the number of people, including fans of both teams, arrested over two days in scattered violence related to Wednesday's match.

In the most serious incidents, a British fan was stabbed in the thigh early Wednesday and two Greek supporters of the English club were slightly injured when slashed with a paper cutter after the game.

Police were still investigating the attacks. In Ostia, a coastal suburb of Rome, four Italians were arrested after stabbing and beating an American man, apparently mistaking him for a United supporter.

Following Barcelona's 2-0 victory at the Stadio Olimpico, Rome was filled with the largely peaceful and boisterous celebrations of Spanish fans who frolicked in the Trevi Fountain and filled the city's historic center with cries of "Ole, ole."

Many of the 30,000 English and 20,000 Spanish fans who flooded Rome for the match were returning home on Thursday morning on flights from the Italian capital's airports.