Some Real Madrid fans who gathered at the traditional meeting place after the club wins a trophy, the Cibeles fountain in the centre of the Spanish capital, threw bottles, fireworks and other objects at the police.

Spanish television pictures on Monday showed police baton charging sections of the crowd, injured fans and making arrests.

Spanish sports daily Marca estimated on Monday that approximately 500,000 people had initially been crowded into the square, which is at the cross roads of several main roads in Madrid, after the game.

The numbers had diminished by 0145 in the morning when the fighting between police and fans seemed to start.

A spokesman for Madrid's SAMUR ambulance service said that 108 people had been treated in the area close to the fountain, most for bruises and broken bones, and a further 22 people were taken to hospitals for further treatment.

No details were given about the condition of those hospitalised.

Spanish daily newspaper El Mundo said that only five people had been arrested although there has been no official police confirmation of this figure and television pictures suggested a larger number of detentions.

Real Madrid won a record 30th Spanish league title on Sunday after beating Real Mallorca 3-1 in their own Santiago Bernabeu stadium.

The victorious Real squad arrived at Cibeles two hours after the end of Sunday's match, to the sight and sound of an official fireworks display.

Unlike after previous triumphs, when the whole squad have climbed over the statues in the centre of the fountains, this time Madrid city authorities only permitted club captain Raul Gonzalez to place a Real scarf on the statues.

The rest of the Real squad, including David Beckham, stayed on an open-top bus.

The Madrid authorities decided to restrict the number of players climbing Cibeles this year after recent incidents when Real squads have damaged the statues.

For many years, the city paid for repairs but the last two mayors of Madrid have also presented Real with the bill for damage sustained by the monuments.

The arrival of the Real squad - decked out in jerseys saying Campeones (Champions) with the number 30 on them - seemed to be the catalyst for the crowd disturbances.