On Wednesday night, Legia Warsaw played Astana in a Champions League qualifier that just so happened to coincide with the 73rd anniversary of the Warsaw Uprising.
The Uprising began on 1st August 1944, as Polish civilians revolted in an attempt to free their city from Nazi occupation. The fighting lasted for 63 days, during which approximately 200,000 people, most civilians, were killed.
As the entire city marked the occasion, the Legia fans followed suit with a decidedly bleak pre-match tifo depicting a young boy having a gun held to his head by a Nazi officer…
Historically accurate, yes – but still…