Tensions have been excessive throughout the Champions League spherical of 16 tie between Atletico Madrid and Actual Madrid, and so they haven’t but cooled down as incidents that befell throughout the second leg on the Metropolitano have now been forwarded to UEFA.
Vinicius Junior was essentially the most high-profile case, throughout and after the match, which noticed Actual Madrid emerge victorious after a penalty shoot-out. And it seems that he was not the one participant that made an try to wind up the Metropolitano crowd.
As reported by El Membership Uría (by way of ), three different gamers have additionally been reported to UEFA by Atleti: Antonio Rudiger, Dani Ceballos and Kylian Mbappe.
Rudiger aimed a throat-cutting gesture at Atleti supporters, whereas Ceballos is alleged to have “reduce his sleeves” as an act of provocation. And with regard to Mbappe, he’s claimed to have touched his personal components, which is an motion that Diego Simeone was banned for doing throughout a Champions League match in opposition to Juventus.
Not one of the 4 gamers had been sanctioned by UEFA over these issues, though it’s but to be decided whether or not European soccer’s governing physique knew about them. Regardless, Atleti have made them conscious now, and so they consider that essentially the most critical case is the one involving Rudiger.
It stays to be seen whether or not Rudiger, Ceballos, Vinicius or Mbappe are charged by UEFA over these incidents, though membership officers on the reigning European champions can be desperately hoping not, as the concept is for not less than three of them to be within the beginning line-up for the primary leg of their quarter-final tie in opposition to Arsenal – Ceballos is at present out injured, and isn’t anticipated to be again in time to play.