West Ham United goalkeeper Alphonse Areola admits he was left “very worried” by the disturbing scenes that followed the Hammers’ win over AZ Alkmaar on Thursday night.
A 1-0 victory at the AFAS Stadion for West Ham saw them book a place into next month’s Europa Conference League final against Fiorentina in Prague, but the achievement of reaching a first European final in 47 years was partially marred by ugly scenes at full-time when a group of AZ fans broke through a fence before attempting to attack those sat in the family and VIP section of the stadium, where many of the London side's players’ family were situated.
In the incident, Lucas Paqueta, Said Benrahma, Flynn Downes, Aaron Cresswell, and Michail Antonio were among the players pictured going over the barricade in their attempts to diffuse the citation.
