Football fans call for Atletico Madrid to be BANNED from Europe
‘The dirtiest team I’ve ever witnessed’: Football fans call for Atletico Madrid to be BANNED from Europe next season and insist ‘disgraceful’ behaviour ‘all stems’ from boss Diego Simeone after ugly scenes marred their Champions League clash with Man City
- Stefan Savic incited shocking scenes at the end of Atletico Madrid v Man City
- Diego Simeone’s side could only draw 0-0 on Tuesday and were thus eliminated
- City progressed to the semi-finals 1-0 on aggregate after their first-leg victory
- The game was marred by Savic’s disgraceful actions at the end of the match
- After the game, Savic then followed Grealish into the tunnel and started a brawl
Football fans are calling for Atletico Madrid to be banned from the Champions League after the shocking and ‘disgraceful’ scenes during their goalless draw with Manchester City.
The Spanish side drew 0-0 at the Wanda Metropolitano on Tuesday night, meaning they are knocked out of the competition 1-0 on aggregate after losing last week’s first leg at the Etihad.
The second leg, however, descended into anarchy as former City defender Stefan Savic followed Jack Grealish inside the tunnel and attacked the substitute after the full-time whistle.
Stefan Savic (second right) instigated disgraceful scenes as he appeared to headbutt Manchester City star Raheem Sterling in their Champions League quarter-final tie
Jack Grealish (left) and Savic (right) exchanged words during the brawl on the pitch
Pep Guardiola was showered by bottles raining from the stands as he ran down the tunnel after City’s goalless draw secured a semi-final date with Real Madrid.
Atletico central defender Felipe saw red after a tackle on Phil Foden which sparked a melee in one corner of the pitch.
Felipe’s hack left the forward in a heap — then Savic’s aggression boiled over as he dragged the forward back on to the pitch before appearing to headbutt Raheem Sterling.
Savic and Grealish had exchanged words during that brawl – the former pulling the England international’s hair – but the hostility escalated in the tunnel.
There was mayhem in the tunnel afterwards, with both sets of players having to be separated
Savic (right of centre) and Grealish (left) had to be forcefully separated as hostility continued
Four local policemen, dressed in riot gear, rushed down towards the dressing rooms on a shameful night for the Spanish champions.
Marcos Llorente was seen throwing an object in the direction of Aymeric Laporte in the tunnel area, while there appeared to be a physical altercation later in a clip circulating online, and there were reports objects were thrown at members of the opposite camps.
Fans took to social media to make their feelings know that Diego Simeone’s Atletico Madrid should now be banned from next season’s Champions League following the chaos in the second leg.
Fans took to social media to make it known that Atletico Madrid should be banned from Europe
One fan said: ‘Atletico Madrid should be banned from playing the champions league next season.
Another said: ‘Atletico should be banned from Europe next season. This all stems from Simeone. Horrible team.
A third was quick to add: ‘Atletico should be banned from Europe. They have got fucking issues. The absolute state of this team.’
Fans shared their opinions on ‘disgraceful’ Atletico Madrid who should now be banned
Some fans even blamed Atletico manager Diego Simeone for his team’s action during the tie
Plenty of fans took to Twitter to agree that the LaLiga side should be punished for their actions
One fan simply claimed the Spanish side are the dirtiest team they’ve ever witnessed
Some fans went a step further, by saying: ‘Atletico Madrid are the dirtiest team I’ve ever witnessed. How are they not banned yet? Disgusting!
Another added: ‘Disgraceful. Atletico need to be banned from European football next season.
Most fans were in agreement with another stating: ‘Atletico needs to be banned man. Disgraceful behavior.’
City boss Pep Guardiola played it cool in his post-match interview after the match, when he asked if Atletico went too far, by saying: ‘Nothing to say’ and when pressed on his thoughts on if they targeted Foden, he said: ‘I don’t know. I cannot talk about what other people do, I don’t know.’
His opposite number, Simeone denied seeing any of the incidents after the match, and said: ‘No I didn’t see that. I stayed on the pitch, applauding the fans, saying thank you to everyone and by the time I went back upstairs there was no-one. So I didn’t see what went on.’
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