Sevilla goalkeeper Marko Dmitrovic attacked by fan during Europa League match against PSV - 'He wanted to hurt me'
A pitch invader attacked Sevilla goalkeeper Marko Dmitrovic during his side's 2-0 defeat against PSV Eindhoven in the second leg of their Europa League knockout round play-off. Despite the loss, the Spanish side progressed to the last 16, 3-2 on aggregate due to their 3-0 victory in the first leg. Ad They will be in the Europa League draw which takes place on Friday at 12:00 GMT.
Europa LeagueEuropa League: Roma through against Salzburg, Bayer need penalties against Monaco13 HOURS AGO «He came and pushed me from behind. I have never seen anything like it.» Dmitrovic told reporters after the match. «He was probably angry about the result and a bit crazy already.
He tried to hit me, and I managed to grab him and wait for security to arrive. »It's never nice to see this in football, it shouldn't happen, and from now on, I hope these things are well punished," the keeper continued. «He wanted to hurt me; it's a shame that something like this happens in football field.
UEFA must intervene. »I'll keep my mouth shut so I don't say what I would really like to do in that moment." Europa League: Roma through against Salzburg, Bayer need penalties against Monaco Ten Hag praises 'great personalities' after biggest win of his United career over Barcelona 'Football isn’t always fair' — Ramos retires from Spain duty with 'heavy heart' «It is incredibly sad that this has happened. I find it worrying.
This type of thing needs to stop,» added Sevilla manager Jorge Sampaoli. Neither club, nor UEFA, has yet to make a statement. PSV left it late with Luuk de Jong scoring in the 77th minute, and Fabio Silva doubled the lead during added time.