The league match between FC Groningen and PSV (1-3) on Sunday was mainly dominated by the long-awaited return of Arjen Robben. However, the 36-year-old star of FC Groningen dropped out injured after 29 minutes and eventually went to the side disappointed. Denzel Dumfries did not immediately realize that Robben was injured.

The PSV defender and captain did not get the situation – Robben suffered a thigh muscle injury during a duel with a sprint – not well on the field, but he said he was ‘shocked’. “Because it happened so fast,” he says afterwards in front of the camera FOX Sports. Robben went angrily and disappointed to the side and threw away his match shirt and captain’s bracelet.

“I do not know if there was such an agreement,” Dumfries said of the veteran’s sad departure, after which reporter Hans Kraay junior immediately remarked that it was absolutely not the case. “A professional all-round. I hope he recovers quickly, it is an enrichment for the Eredivisie that he plays for FC Groningen”, Dumfries replied.

PSV eventually won 1-3 in the far north, thanks to goals from Cody Cakpo (two) and Donyell Malen. Dumfries admits that the Eindhoven team could have decided the match earlier. ‘It was finally a while pressure, but we can blame it entirely on ourselves. I think we could and should have finished the game earlier. That’s not good. “

Dumfries notes that PSV ‘sometimes dominates the game’. “I do think that the ball tempo should have been much higher and that we should have given more depth. We did not do that enough, especially in the first half. At a certain point, however, we became so dominant on the ball that you did scored the goals. ” , concludes the defender.