Feyenoord coach Robin van Persie has said watching his son, Shaqueel, get carried off injured in their game against Real Betis on Thursday was “heartbreaking”.

Feyenoord lost 2-1 in Seville and missed out on a place in the UEFA Europa League playoffs, finishing 29th in the table with two wins and six defeats in their eight league games.

The defeat was made worse by Shaqueel’s injury. The 19-year-old suffered a serious knee injury and had to be carried off on a stretcher.

“That’s heartbreaking. So much pain… The first signs don’t look good. That’s heartbreaking as a coach, and in this particular case, as a father,” Robin van Persie told a post-match news conference.