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| Everton fans attacked in Lille ahead of Europa League game | Everton fans attacked in Lille ahead of Europa League game |
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| Two Everton fans suffered minor facial injuries after about 50 Lille supporters, armed with metal chairs, attacked them in a city centre bar. | Two Everton fans suffered minor facial injuries after about 50 Lille supporters, armed with metal chairs, attacked them in a city centre bar. |
| The clubs face each other in a Europa League group-stage match in the northern French city on Thursday. | |
| Merseyside Police said the fans had been discharged from a local hospital after Wednesday night's attack. | Merseyside Police said the fans had been discharged from a local hospital after Wednesday night's attack. |
| Everton FC added: "This was the only incident in what was otherwise a good-natured evening in the city centre." | Everton FC added: "This was the only incident in what was otherwise a good-natured evening in the city centre." |
| 'Pepper spray' | 'Pepper spray' |
| Everton fan Andrew Broughton, who was at the bar with his family, said his father Keith was punched and hit by a chair. | Everton fan Andrew Broughton, who was at the bar with his family, said his father Keith was punched and hit by a chair. |
| He told BBC Radio Merseyside: "We heard a noise outside and a chair hit the window. The door was getting hit and we could see more than 40 people coming towards the bar. | He told BBC Radio Merseyside: "We heard a noise outside and a chair hit the window. The door was getting hit and we could see more than 40 people coming towards the bar. |
| "My dad had gone outside to call my mum and he looked round and saw men coming towards them. | "My dad had gone outside to call my mum and he looked round and saw men coming towards them. |
| "A chair hit him across the face and it cut his eyebrow." | "A chair hit him across the face and it cut his eyebrow." |
| Keith Broughton was treated in hospital where he was given five stitches, his son said. | Keith Broughton was treated in hospital where he was given five stitches, his son said. |
| "Most had hoods up to hide their faces. The bar staff were brilliant though and stopped them getting into the bar. | "Most had hoods up to hide their faces. The bar staff were brilliant though and stopped them getting into the bar. |
| "My brother and his friend were outside too and they told me they were pepper-sprayed by Lille police when they arrived." | "My brother and his friend were outside too and they told me they were pepper-sprayed by Lille police when they arrived." |
| Merseyside Police officers are in Lille to assist the policing of Thursday's game. | Merseyside Police officers are in Lille to assist the policing of Thursday's game. |