Sevilla goalkeeper Marko Dmitrovic attacked by fan during Europa League match against PSV - 'He wanted to hurt me'
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Updated 24/02/2023 at 11:26 GMT
Marko Dmitrovic, Sevilla's second keeper, was forced to pin down a pitch invader who tried to attack him to the ground during the club's Europa League loss over PSV Eindhoven. Players from both sides helped to control the situation until stewards were able to take the fan away. Despite the loss, Sevilla progressed to the last 16 of the competition due to the 3-2 aggregate victory.
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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.
They will be in the Europa League draw which takes place on Friday at 11:00 GMT.
"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."
"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.
The Dutch side however couldn't score a third to take the match into added time.
Liverpool newest signing Cody Gakpo also made an appearance at the match, saying goodbye to the PSV fans following his move to Merseyside during the January transfer window.
PSV boss Ruud Van Nistelrooy praised Gakpo and his new team despite their 5-2 defeat against Real Madrid in the Champions League.
“I thought Cody was strong. Just like all of Liverpool in the first 20 minutes,” he said when asked about his former player's performance.
“They were blowing away Real Madrid and Cody was strong. He had some great ball-saving moments, playing the ball to the side and moving well.
“Cody also had some switching moments after ball loss, winning the ball back and looked very sharp. But that was also the case against Newcastle United, when he scored his first goal, and in the derby against Everton. You see he adapts quickly to that level.”
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