Portugal's 3-0 win over Turkey at the 2024 Euros was interrupted three times by pitch invaders trying to take selfies with Cristiano Ronaldo.
And the Portuguese coach Roberto Martinez believes the 39-year-old should consider himself lucky to have come to no harm.
The alarming string of security breaches happened in the second half of the match at Dortmund's Westfalenstadion.
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Ronaldo was happy to pose for a selfie with a young fan who evaded stewards to get on the field in the 69th minute before whipping out his phone.
But that triggered several others to try their luck.
Ronaldo was clearly unhappy when two more people tried to do the same in the final minutes of the game. Then another person — wearing a red Portugal jersey — got close moments after the final whistle.
Two more people then attempted to confront Ronaldo as he walked off the field with his teammates but were held back by security on those occasions.
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"It is a concern, because today we were lucky that the intentions of the fans were good," Martinez said.
"We all love a fan that recognises the big stars and the big icons in their minds. We all agree with that.
"But you can understand it was a very, very difficult moment — if those intentions are wrong, the players are exposed and we need to be careful with that. I don't think that should happen on a football pitch."
Martinez said it was important to send a message to fans this behaviour was not acceptable.
"It's not the right way, you're not going to get anything out of it, and what (happens) is probably the measures get worse for the future," he said.
"It's not good to get the players so exposed when you have people running on the pitch."
Bernardo Silva, Ronaldo's teammate and a scorer against Turkey, said he was "not really concerned" about the supporters who got on the field.
"It's just a bit annoying in terms of having to stop the game because a fan enters the pitch," Silva said.
"That’s the price you pay for being so recognized in the world of football.
"In terms of feeling in danger, no. Not me personally."
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