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Evening Standard
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Jonathan Gorrie

Lyon fans attempt to enter pitch after loss to West Ham in Europa League quarter-finals

A section of Lyon supporters attempted to make their way onto the pitch following their loss at home to West Ham in the Europa League quarter-finals on Thursday night.

Dozens of supporters pushed the safety barriers that were held by stewards after the final whistle following the London side’s 4-1 aggregate victory.

France’s Ligue 1 has been hit by a spate of fan violence this season and a Lyon game was called off in December after Olympique de Marseille’s Dimitri Payet had been hit by a bottle thrown from the stands.

Nice were docked points after serious incidents during their game in August against Marseille, whose players clashed with home fans after they pelted them with missiles and stormed onto the pitch.

The northern derby between RC Lens and Lille was hit by crowd problems in September, with the start of the second half delayed after rival fans threw objects at each other before people ran onto the pitch, prompting riot police and stewards to intervene.

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