Everton fans told not to worry about Dynamo Kyiv crowd trouble
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Version 0 of 1. Roberto Martínez has urged Everton fans looking to travel to their Europa League last-16 away leg not to be concerned after the club were paired with Dynamo Kyiv in Friday’s draw. Trouble flared at Dynamo’s victory over Guingamp in Kiev on Thursday, the game having to be suspended for 10 minutes by the referee Martin Strombergsson towards the end following crowd disturbances, a pitch invasion and the ignition of fireworks. Everton will host the Ukrainian club in the first leg on 12 March before making the away trip on 19 March. Martinez said: “At the moment there is a Uefa investigation going on and we don’t know any more details from that point of view. “We are going to take every step as it comes and wait for instructions. But I don’t think there is anything to worry about at this stage for any of our fans – at the moment it is just about concentrating on the first leg and seeing how the investigation goes with Uefa.” Everton sealed their place with a 3-1 home victory over the Swiss side Young Boys on Thursday, triumphing 7-2 on aggregate and are the only British team left in the Europa League. “It is a draw that we are very excited about,” the Spaniard said. “Dynamo Kyiv are a top team,” Martínez said. “They are unbeaten in and top of their domestic league, ahead of teams we know about well in terms of being strong in Europe, like Shakhtar Donetsk and Dnipro. They have some well-known players and play in a phenomenal facility. Their ground is special. In that respect, it is what we expected – a tough team. “You always prefer to play at home in the second leg, and unfortunately that is not going to be the case, but there is nothing we can do in that respect.” |