Lyon forced to cancel 1,000 West Ham tickets bought in home end
There could be a lot of disappointed West Ham fans in France tonight as Lyon have cancelled roughly 1,000 tickets for the Europa League game, according to 20 Minutes.
The French media outlet claim that there have been a lot of Hammers supporters buying tickets for the quarter-final second-leg via the Ligue 1 side’s website, meaning they would be situated in the home stands.
The 2,816 Irons fans who bought their tickets through the Premier League club can rest easy knowing they did the right thing though as only those with tickets bought from West Ham will be permitted.
Lyon will put these tickets back on sale for their own supporters today, leaving a lot of disappointed Hammers in France who won’t be attending the game.
The tie is finely poised at 1-1 after the first leg at the London Stadium but David Moyes will be without left-back Aaron Cresswell who was sent off one week ago in controversial fashion.
Fools
There can’t be one iota of sympathy for those who have tried to get around the rules to watch their team in Europe.
Everybody was well aware of the limited tickets available to those sporting Claret in France and once they had been sold out, those who missed out should have sucked it up.
Lyon’s quick actions to deny these supporters entry to tonight’s big game is admirable and hopefully, they have managed to deny each and every one of those posing as Lyon fans while bleeding Claret.
It should be a fantastic spectacle this evening with a spot in the semi-finals at stake and nothing to separate the two sides after 90 minutes in London.
West Ham will still be confident of besting their French counterparts despite these reports with a last-four match up against Barcelona potentially in the offing should the Catalan giants get past Frankfurt.
In other West Ham news, an ESPN pundit has predicted the outcome of tonight’s Europa League clash on French soil.
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