Messi's trip to India descends into chaos as furious fans storm pitch and throw bottles

Lionel Messi 's visit to India turned sour after furious fans stormed the pitch and resorted to vandalism at the Salt Lake Stadium in Kolkata.Angry fans who had splashed out on expensive tickets to see the Argentina legend in the flesh began hurling bottles and attempting to break the gates between the stands, allegedly protesting the mismanagement of the event after Messi left early.The Inter Miami star, after arriving at the stadium at 11.15am local time, only stayed for approximately half an hour before being rushed away, unable to complete a full lap of the stadium due to the chaos.Astonishing footage shared to social media on Saturday morning showed huge crowds of supporters launching bottles, damaging the fibreglass seats and forcing the police to intervene as they struggled to deal with crowd control.