A Spurs fan said he feared for his life when he and his son were attacked by a gang in Lyon.
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Paul Eccles, 51, was punched and kicked to the ground by a group of about 20 hooded men who had just attacked an English pub nearby.
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"I managed to stagger to a restaurant and I was covered in blood. A young lad pulled me in just as the gang were coming for me again".
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Mr Eccles was one of three fans admitted to hospital after being assaulted by the gang in the build-up to Tottenham's Europa League game against Lyon.
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"What really frightened me, when I was on the ground and I was getting a kicking, was I expected a knife in my back at any moment," he said.
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The Spurs supporter and his 20-year-old son Patrick were confronted by the group in the narrow cobbled streets of the city's old town on Wednesday night.
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"Patrick was about three yards in front of me and one of the group asked him: 'Are you English?'
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"As soon as I heard that, I knew we were in trouble. It was the tone and the manner in which he said it.
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"Someone came behind him and started punching him to the side and back of his head.
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"I feared for my son so I jumped in to try to help him and get him back. But I realised very quickly I was outnumbered.
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"There were about 20 of them. I hit a few of them but then someone came behind me and then I hit the ground.
football should be a game and not all this the fans are turning it into
the fans can be too careless in tensed matches.they need to be enlightened