Arsenal slumped to a two-goal defeat at PSV Eindhoven on Thursday evening but the outcome was overshadowed by news that defender Pablo Mari, on loan at Monza, was stabbed in an Italian supermarket.
Mari's father spoke to Spanish radio station Cadena Cope after talking with his son. He said: "These have been very worrying hours for us. They started calling me at 8pm and my heart has skipped a beat.
"Veronica (the footballer's partner) has not told us how it happened, but she has told us that she has seen a person die in front of her. She has reassured us confirming that they are fine and that everything has been a fright for them."
