Dozens of Feyenoord fans banned from traveling to Lille for a Champions League game between the two clubs have been turned away or arrested at the border, French authorities said Wednesday. The Prefecture du Nord,

French police arrested 17 Feyenoord supporters while 64 were turned away at the border after the Dutch club's fans were banned from travelling to Lille for their Champions League clash on Wednesday.The French Council of State in Paris rejected the appeal by Feyenoord and their supporters group,

Feyenoord will be playing their last match in the league phase of the UEFA Champions League against Lille in France without their supporters. The Rotterdammers were notified by the local authorities in France that their supporters will not be welcome at the match.

When Lille lost its opening Champions League match in September, only a few bold gamblers would have bet on the Ligue 1 side to qualify for the last 16 of European club soccer's elite tournament.

More than a dozen Feyenoord fans have been arrested and 64 others sent home by the French police ahead of the Dutch team’s UEFA Champions League match against Lille on Wednesday.

Feyenoord supporters have been banned by French authorities from traveling to Lille for next week’s final Champions League group game between the two clubs. The French authorities said Feyenoord's travels are often marred by “public order disturbances due to the violent behavior of certain supporters or individuals claiming to be supporters of this team,