After Atletico-Aus against Manchester City: Alleged police action in tumult in the catacombs
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The duel between Atletico Madrid and Manchester City ended heatedly, and then it continued in the catacombs. Did the police even have to come?
In the wake of the heated quarter-final second leg of the Champions League between Atletico Madrid and Manchester City (0:0) there was rioting in the stadium catacombs, like videos occupy. According to mark even the police had to intervene.
Just before the final whistle, Atletico defender Felipe kicked his opponent Phil Foden, leading to a pack formation. The German referee Daniel Siebert showed a total of seven yellow cards in the twelve-minute stoppage time. Felipe had to go down with yellow-red. Savic saw yellow for pulling Jack Grealish’s hair. Atletico coach Simeone was also warned.
The game ended 0-0, which is why City advanced to the semi-finals after winning 1-0 in the first leg. There the team of coach Pep Guardiola meets Real Madrid.
After the final whistle, the players in the players’ tunnel clashed again. According to English media reports, Savic followed Grealish and approached him in the catacombs. The dispute involving Savic, Mario Hermoso and manager Andrea Berta degenerated to such an extent that UEFA asked the police to intervene.
Atletico’s Sime Vrsaljko is said to do so mark-According to reports, meanwhile attacked Kyle Walker and even threw an object at him, which is said to have hit his City colleague Aymeric Laporte. “It’s always ugly when a game like this ends in a fight. Ultimately, there was a lot of fuss over small things,” said Laporte Movistar.
Simeone denies allegations
“I’m proud of who we are and how we fight,” said Simeone, congratulating City: “They played a great game.”
He rejected accusations that he sarcastically clapped in the direction of the bank in added time because of the City players’ time wasted. “Me? Please,” Simeone said. “I applauded the fans because I really appreciated their support. How can I not applaud people like that?”