Martinez 'concerned' after pitch invaders seek Ronaldo selfies

Fans invading nan transportation to effort and return selfies pinch players is "a concern", said Portugal head Roberto Martinez aft his side's triumph complete Turkey astatine Euro 2024.

Five group made it connected to nan transportation to effort and return photos pinch Portugal skipper Cristiano Ronaldo successful their 3-0 triumph successful Dortmund.

Security guards astatine Westfalenstadion had to pursuit aft each protagonist while players and fans successful nan stands grew progressively frustrated.

"It is simply a concern. Today nan intentions of nan fans were good. We each emotion a instrumentality who recognises nan large stars and icons," said Martinez.

"But you [must] understand there’s a difficult infinitesimal if their intentions are wrong. We request to beryllium careful. It shouldn’t hap - there’s a batch of security.

"We should springiness a connection to nan fans besides because it is not nan correct way. It whitethorn get worse for nan future. It’s not bully to person nan players truthful exposed connected nan pitch."

The first protagonist to break connected to nan transportation was a young boy and Ronaldo gave him a hug earlier smiling for a photograph.

But Ronaldo was irritated erstwhile nan 3rd personification tried it while Portugal were preparing to take sides a area successful nan 2nd half and information guards had to restrain nan instrumentality by nan broadside of nan goal.

At full-time, Ronaldo pushed distant a 5th protagonist and was escorted disconnected nan transportation by a personnel of security.

However, Portugal team-mate Bernardo Silva said he was "personally not really concerned" by nan transportation invasions.

"It’s conscionable a spot annoying successful position of ever having to extremity nan crippled because a instrumentality enters nan pitch," said Silva.

"I deliberation that’s nan value you salary for being truthful recognised successful nan world of shot and having a subordinate for illustration [Ronaldo] pinch america successful nan team. But successful position of being successful danger, nary I don’t consciousness that personally."

Ian Dennis, BBC Radio 5 Live's elder shot newsman connected commentary, said "questions will beryllium asked of nan security".

"The information present has been lacking and this stadium will big a semi-final - they're going to person to tighten it up," he added.

Uefa's disciplinary assemblage will await reports from officials earlier deciding immoderate action going forward.