A group of AZ Alkmaar fans attacked the area where the friends and families of West Ham players were on Thursday night at the end of the match that qualified the Premier League group for the final. Conference League, BBC reports.

Violent scenes in the stands of AZ Alkmaar – West Ham UnitedPhoto: Hollandse Hoogte / Shutterstock Editorial / Profimedia

Supporters of AZ Alkmaar attacked the area where the families of West Ham players were

“There were scenes,” says the BBC’s Alistair Bruce-Ball, who said he saw AZ fans punching. According to the quoted source, footballers Michael Antonio and Saeed Benrahma tried to intervene.

“We will have to wait until everything calms down, but the biggest problem is that it happened in an area where the families of the players are. This is where the problem came in, and many players were nervous because they couldn’t see if their family members were okay.

We must ask the officials what really happened. I can only say that the players were involved because it was a family zone” – David Moyescoach of West Ham.

He noted that his relatives were also in the area of ​​the incidents. “What if I was worried? Yes, my family was there, I had friends.”

Last week, at a tour match between the two teams, there was a conflict between family members of AZ Alkmaar players and West Ham fans, writes News.ro.