Violent altercation in players' tunnel at Real Madrid–Valencia match – police intervene
A physical confrontation erupted in the players' tunnel at half-time during Real Madrid and Valencia's La Liga match. Valencia's sporting director was arrested for aggressive behaviour.
Police intervene in half-time brawl at Real Madrid–Valencia match
A physical altercation broke out in the players' tunnel at half-time during the La Liga match between Real Madrid and Valencia, which police had to calm down, is.fi reported.
The dispute stemmed from disagreement over a referee decision. Valencia protested against a free-kick award that preceded Federico Valverde's opening goal for Real Madrid. During the break, players followed the referee into the corridor and voiced criticism of the decision loudly.
Real Madrid players intervened and demanded that the Valencia players stop protesting. The situation escalated into physical contact, and Valencia's security personnel attempted to separate the parties.
According to sources cited by Spanish media outlet AS, defender Antonio Rüdiger struck one of the security guards. Valencia's A Punt channel correspondent Nacho Sanchis further claims that Jude Bellingham hit another security guard and that Rüdiger slapped a security guard in the face. However, these claims are not confirmed by the referee's official match report, Mundo Deportivo reports.
Instead, the report mentions Valencia's sporting director Braulio Vázquez, who behaved aggressively towards the referees. Police arrested Vázquez and removed him from the scene.
Real Madrid won the match 3–0. Goals were scored by Valverde, Arda Güler and Kylian Mbappé.
Source: Google News FI — Crime (fi)