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Xabi Alonso hinted the bust-up between his Bayer Leverkusen coaching team and West Ham’s dug-out stemmed from David Moyes calling his bench a ‘disgrace’ after the first leg of their Europa League quarter-final.
The Hammers were knocked out after Leverkusen came from behind to claim a 1-1 draw at the London Stadium, with their 2-0 victory at the BayArena giving them a 3-1 win on aggregate.
Tensions flared in the first leg and spilled over into Thursday night’s game, with West Ham’s assistant coach Billy McKinlay and Leverkusen’s Sebastian Parrilla sent off just before half-time.
Moyes and Alonso were not involved in the confrontation, but the Leverkusen boss believes the cause goes back to comments his opposite number made in the aftermath of last week’s game.
Moyes was unhappy at the way Leverkusen’s bench reacted to a foul from Lucas Paqueta which resulted in a yellow card and suspension for the second leg. The Hammers manager said Leverkusen’s bench were a ‘disgrace’ for the way they had rushed out of their bench and said he believed their actions swayed the referee’s decision.
West Ham 's assistant manager Billy McKinlay (left) was sent off after furiously clashing with Bayer Leverkusen coaching staff, who also had a member of their team shown a red card
