The police in Eindhoven made ten arrests on Thursday evening around PSV’s Europa League match against Sturm Graz (2-0), the report said. General Newspaper. A group of supporters forced a fence and entered the Philips Stadium, after which the riot police felt compelled to intervene. The police eventually managed to stop the group. PSV says in a response that it did not concern PSV supporters.
The PSV team bus was met with fireworks and torches on arrival at the Philips Stadium, prior to the European match. “That was organized and went well,” says the PSV spokeswoman. “When the fireworks lasted too long, the group that had organized the action left. A group that remained attempted to enter the stadium. We managed to avoid that. We do not know the people who did that, they are not PSV supporters.”
On images of Broadcasting Brabant can be seen, among other things, that police horses were used to guard the peace around the Philips Stadium on Thursday evening. The riot police was also present, who could prevent the group from actually entering the stadium. It is unknown where the group came from. Due to the current corona measures, the public is currently not welcome in the stadiums. This applies both in the Eredivisie and during European matches.
It is not the first time that there is unrest around the stadiums. Last weekend things also went wrong in several places. At Heracles Almelo, SC Cambuur and AZ, supporters managed to gain access to the stadium. In Alkmaar the supporters even managed to enter the field. AZ has meanwhile announced tough measures and will start a criminal investigation to determine the identity of the perpetrators. According to the club, which published the statement in conjunction with the football quadrangle, “a line has been crossed”.