A supporter of Manchester City in a coma of medical origin after an alleged attack on Schalke | Football News



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Pep Guardiola said he was thinking of the fan who was seriously injured following the match against Schalke on Wednesday.

Pep Guardiola said he was thinking of the fan who was seriously injured following the match against Schalke on Wednesday.

Manchester City fans, injured in an alleged badault after their game against Schalke on Wednesday night, are in a coma caused by medical reasons and are in critical condition at the German hospital.

According to German police, the 32-year-old was attacked by two Schalke fans leaving the stadium. He was suffering from a "brain trauma to the brain" after falling to the ground.

The fan was at the match with his mother, father and sister, having traveled with the family to watch the game in the Champions League.

A staff member from the city stayed in Germany to support the fan and the club sent a second person with experience in supporting the victims.

Addressing the media for the first time since the incident, the city's director, Pep Guardiola, said, "We knew it the next day – it's a terrible news." Our thoughts and our best wishes go to their destination. [the fan and his family]. It was a difficult new.

"We had a spectacular game that everyone likes, but that sort of thing always happens."

"Let's hope that the police in Germany can solve this problem and that the guy can recover as quickly as possible."

The City also confirmed that Schalke had been in contact to provide his own support and that the channels of communication between the clubs were open.

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