CHELSEA and supporters groups were gathering information and preparing to lobby Uefa today after reports of fans being struck by baton-wielding stewards and police in Barcelona last night.

Videos and posts on social media alleged heavy-handed shepherding of visiting supporters before and after the last-16 second leg at the Nou Camp, which Chelsea lost 3-0 to exit the Champions League 4-1 on aggregate.

Chelsea, the Chelsea Supporters’ Trust (CST), Football Supporters’ Federation and Football Supporters Europe are gathering evidence and appealing for information in the wake of the alleged incidents.

Uefa say it is in the process of compiling reports on the matter and in touch with its disciplinary department.

CST chairman David Chidgey, who did not attend last night’s match due to work commitments, has been dealing with the aftermath of the incidents which, he says, are all too familiar.

Chidgey said: “We’re talking about Barcelona or Spanish police and stewards. If Uefa pressurise them, then maybe something will change. Clearly that has to happen.”