Sevilla first team forced to spend night at training center after ‘violent attacks’ by supporters

The Sevilla first team was forced to spend the night at their training ground after “violent attacks” by supporters, Report informs via The Athletic.

A Sevilla statement on Sunday morning confirmed that when the team arrived back at the Jose Ramon Cisneros Palacios Sports City following Saturday’s 3-2 loss at Celta Vigo, they were met with “a gang of organized radicals who acted with extreme violence”.

The statement said the first-team area was even “invaded” by “a large group of violent individuals”. Footage on social media seemingly confirmed this, with videos showing a large group attacking a gate and then getting through into what appears to be Sevilla’s training facility.

Sevilla say they will report the attacks and vandalism that occurred to the authorities. The club added that they will “pursue the public naming of employees and the dissemination of private data on social media and in the media, acts that constitute criminal offenses”.

The defeat in Vigo left Sevilla 16th in the table with three fixtures remaining. They are six points clear of the relegation zone but are winless in their last eight games.

Sevilla said they “understand that the team’s sporting situation, which is not what any Sevilla fan wants, may lead to protests” but condemned the acts of aggression, threat and vandalism that occurred at their base on Saturday evening.

“Sevilla FC strongly condemns the organized vandalism that took place this Saturday night at the Jose Ramon Cisneros Palacios Sports City, following the first team’s arrival at the facilities after the match against Celta de Vigo,” the statement read.

The club requests that the Security Forces and Corps exercise the utmost diligence to locate those responsible for these despicable acts, perpetrated by a gang of organized radicals who acted with extreme violence.