AZ x West Ham ends in attack on family members and with Paquetá in the fight

AZ x West Ham took place on the afternoon of last Thursday, the 18th, and had Lucas Paquetá as one of the protagonists of a mess that could have ended in death. In a game valid for the semifinal of the Conference Leaguethe English managed to win 1-0, away from home, and left with an unprecedented place for the final of the European tournament, when they will face Fiorentina in the decision.

However, after the final whistle of AZ vs West Ham, the players of the English team continued on the field and went to celebrate with their fans. However, the Alkmaar ultras were outraged by the result of the semi-final and invaded a hospitality area of ​​the stadium, where family members of players from the London team were present. Hammers athletes saw what happened and went to the scene to try to help.

Check out the video of the confusion between AZ vs West Ham!

Lucas Paquetá, Antonio, Flynn Downes, Ben Johnson, Aaron Cresswell and Benrahma were the West Ham athletes who faced the ultras and went on top of the Dutch rivals. In a video released on social networks, it is possible to see the Brazilian midfielder fighting with AZ Alkmaar fans to protect the family members of his teammates. It is worth mentioning that the father of David Moyes, coach of the English team, was on site and was in danger.

In addition to him, Benrahma’s family members were also the ones who suffered the most and received all the support from the players who went into battle with the AZ ultras. According to what was released, Lucas Paquetá was not injured and everyone is fine after the scare they went through during the afternoon of last Thursday, 18th, in Holland. At a press conference, Moyes vented about the case and was unable to explain the motivations that led to all the confusion.

“I can’t explain what happened and why it happened. Players were involved because it was the family section. This was probably the reason for the backlash. I don’t want this to spoil the night in any way, because the West Ham fans weren’t looking for trouble. Hope they look into this. My family was there and I had friends in that section.“, said the coach.

“I didn’t realize (what was happening) because I was so happy. Security wanted to take me in, but I had to make sure my players weren’t involved.”, he completed. Pascal Jansen, coach of AZ, also vented about what happened in the match against West Ham and revealed that he was disappointed with his fans.

“I feel ashamed that it happened in our stadium. This shouldn’t be happening. You have to keep control of your emotions.“, he added. It is important to point out that UEFA has not yet commented on what happened, but the trend is that there will be a severe punishment after all the confusion in AZ x West Ham.