Players escorted amid furious fan reaction
- Sevilla’s players returned from a 2-1 loss at Osasuna under police escort, then were jeered by dozens of supporters outside the club’s training ground. - Local reports said about 80 fans shouted insults as players left in private cars, with radio commentary describing speeds near 200 km/h. - The defeat left Sevilla in La Liga’s relegation zone with five matches left. (laliga.com) (mundodeportivo.com)
Sevilla’s return from Pamplona turned into a police operation after a 2-1 loss to Osasuna left the club in the relegation zone. (laliga.com) (mundodeportivo.com) Osasuna beat Sevilla on Sunday, April 26, with the result listed by La Liga as OSA 2-1 SEV. ESPN’s standings showed Sevilla 18th after 33 matches. (laliga.com) (espn.com) When the squad reached Sevilla, local outlets reported that police escorted the delegation to the Ciudad Deportiva José Ramón Cisneros Palacios. Estadio Deportivo said fans gathered there to confront players and staff after the defeat in Pamplona. (estadiodeportivo.com) Mundo Deportivo, citing COPE’s account, said three police vans accompanied the team and that players avoided the official bus to keep a lower profile. The same report said about 80 supporters shouted insults outside the training ground. (mundodeportivo.com) That account also carried the detail that players left in private cars at speeds described on air as 200 kilometers per hour. Mundo Deportivo said police formed a corridor at the exit to prevent direct contact. (mundodeportivo.com) Diario de Sevilla and other local reports described the scene as another late-night protest at the club’s facilities, with officers stationed at the gate while players departed one by one. Muchodeporte said the departures were over by about 12:30 a.m. (diariodesevilla.es) (muchodeporte.com) The backdrop is a relegation fight that has tightened with five league games remaining. Diario de Sevilla said Sevilla were one point from safety after the Osasuna defeat. (diariodesevilla.es) The tension is not new in this fixture’s orbit. Spanish media have also linked Pamplona and Sevilla in recent years through police action against ultras after violent incidents around earlier Osasuna-Sevilla meetings. (marca.com) (abc.es) Sevilla now head into two straight home matches, according to local coverage, with the team still below the line and security concerns rising around every arrival and departure. (muchodeporte.com)
