I would have a lot more sympathy for this pitch invader if we hadn’t seen that sickening violence at the Kaizer Chiefs versus Free State Stars match last month.

Take a look at these disgusting scenes to get a sense of what I’m talking about.

Fast forward to last night, and Barcelona’s superstars schooling the Sundowns players during a 3-1 win.

With 38 minutes on the clock, and Barcelona two goals up, a rather clumsy fan made his way onto the field.

One eagle-eyed Twitter user saw what was happening, and that was picked up by Jacaranda:

Am I the only one who noticed this #SundownsBarça pic.twitter.com/VPLN2KadJR

— Ipeleng (@Ipeleng99) May 16, 2018

You may have guessed from the lack of grace that the chap was plastered, and he didn’t take the aftermath too well.

Here’s a tweet from stadium Management’s CEO Jacques Grobbelaar, who was also unimpressed:

Under that tweet, Grobbelaar confirmed the man was intoxicated:

Sympathy for the boozed-up pitch invader was limited:

Most of the time they’re not doing any harm, but I’m sure Messi is growing tired of having people try and take a selfie with him mid-match.

If you watched past the final whistle yesterday, you would have seen Sundowns players lining up to snap a pic with the King.

Still the best effort from the day:

Far more successful than this guy:

Oh no! A fan had to be taken off the field after he tried to get his hands on Messi. ‍♂ pic.twitter.com/Pu1cV1Gtbv

— Kick Off (@KickOffMagazine) May 16, 2018

He’s not the same guy who charged the field up top, just to be clear. He ended up making it pretty close to Messi:

Sigh. Humans.

[source:jacaranda]