Sevilla fans furious after Pamplona loss
- Sevilla lost 2-1 at Osasuna on Sunday after leading through Neal Maupay, then conceded in the 79th minute and again at 99 minutes. - Hours later, dozens of supporters gathered outside Sevilla’s training ground, shouting at players and staff as police watched arriving cars. - The defeat left Sevilla 18th with five league games left and deepened relegation fears. (laliga.com)
Sevilla’s 2-1 loss at Osasuna on Sunday pushed the club into the relegation zone, and hours later angry supporters confronted players outside the training ground. (as.com) (estadiodeportivo.com) The match in Pamplona turned late. Neal Maupay put Sevilla ahead in the 69th minute, Raúl García equalized in the 79th, and Alejandro Catena headed the winner in the 99th. (sevillafc.es) (as.com) LaLiga’s results page lists the Osasuna defeat after a 2-0 loss at Levante on April 23 and a 1-0 loss at Real Oviedo on April 4, part of a run that has dragged Sevilla down to 18th place. (laliga.com) Estadio Deportivo reported that around 20 to 30 fans arrived at Sevilla’s training complex on the Utrera road at about 11:20 p.m. local time. Police were already in the area as players left by car. (estadiodeportivo.com) The same report said supporters insulted first-team players and told them to look at the crest on their shirts. It also said there was no physical violence against players or staff. (estadiodeportivo.com) Marca described the mood in Pamplona as “devastated,” with players in tears or covering their faces after the final whistle. The paper said about 300 Sevilla supporters in the away end had backed the team through the full 99 minutes. (marca.com) Gabriel Suazo, who started as captain, said on DAZN he had “a knot in my throat” and promised to “play for my life” to keep Sevilla in the top flight. (marca.com) Sevilla’s own match report called it a “cruel defeat in the last play,” and the club’s account of the game shows nine minutes of added time before Catena’s winner. (sevillafc.es) The confrontation outside the training ground did not come out of nowhere. Estadio Deportivo said similar scenes had already followed the loss to Real Oviedo earlier this season, including protests at the airport and outside the same complex. (estadiodeportivo.com) With five league matches left, Sevilla are no longer talking about Europe or even midtable. The fight is now over survival, and Sunday night showed how quickly that pressure is spilling beyond the pitch. (marca.com) (laliga.com)
