An aggressive attack on the Madrid team’s bus did not prevent the ” mattress makers” from achieving a sensational victory in Catalonia <\/p>\n
On the eve of the first quarter-final of the Champions League in Barcelona, a loud scandal erupted. A crowd of furious home fans attacked the bus carrying the players of Madrid’s “Atletico,” pelting it with stones.<\/p>\n
This was reported by RBC-Ukraine, citing the Spanish publication Diario SPORT.<\/p>\n
Also read:<\/strong> “Shakhtar” – AZ: where to watch the Conference League match online, time and forecast The incident occurred when the transport carrying the “Atletico” players was trying to pass through a dense crowd of “blue-granate” supporters. A hail of hard objects was thrown towards the bus. As a result of the stone hits, at least two side windows were shattered inside the vehicle.<\/p>\n Witnesses captured footage of the incident: the video shows fans deliberately aiming at the vehicle, trying to intimidate the opponent before the game.<\/p>\n El Atl\u00e9tico gan\u00f3 el acceso al estadio azulgrana sin problemas.<\/p>\n El bus rojiblanco entr\u00f3 escoltado por los mossos y por encima de la velocidad permitida para esquivar el lanzamiento de objetos.<\/p>\n En la vuelta de Copa qued\u00f3 da\u00f1ada una luneta lateral.<\/p>\n @DBR8 pic.twitter.com\/yiOV5KR6i3<\/p>\n – Diario SPORT (@sport) April 8, 2026<\/p><\/blockquote>\n Triumph amid scandal<\/p>\n Despite the shocking reception at the stadium, the “Atletico” players demonstrated iron resilience. The Madrid team not only withstood the pressure from the stands but also achieved a clean victory with a score of 2:0. Goals against “Barcelona” were scored by Julian Alvarez and Alexander Isak.<\/p>\n This result makes the Madrid club the favorite to advance to the semi-finals. The return match is scheduled for April 14 at 22:00 Kyiv time. It will take place in Madrid, where the Catalans will have to feel the atmosphere of an away stadium.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n Match review “Barcelona” – “Atletico” (video: Megogo)<\/p>\n Reaction from Simeone and what UEFA will say<\/p>\n The head coach of the Madrid team, Diego Simeone, stated after the match that such incidents in Barcelona have become systemic. According to the coach, society does not change, and such treatment is commonplace for his team during visits to Catalonia.<\/p>\n It is worth noting that this is not the first case of aggressive behavior from Catalan fans before Champions League matches. UEFA has previously fined “Barcelona” for inadequate security organization near the stadium, but the incident involving the damaged bus could lead to harsher sanctions against the Catalan club.<\/p>\n Also read about the incredible achievement of the legendary Manuel Neuer in the Champions League.<\/p>\n Source: rbc.ua +rel=\u201dnofollow\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" An aggressive attack on the bus of the Madrid team did not prevent the ” mattress makers” from achieving a sensational victory in Catalonia. The day before the first quarter-final of the Champions League in Barcelona, a loud scandal erupted. A crowd of furious home fans attacked the bus carrying the players of Madrid’s “Atletico,” pelting it with stones. Source: rbc.ua” +rel=\u201dnofollow\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":68284,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"magazine_newspaper_sidebar_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[74],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-68572","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sport-en"],"yoast_head":"\n
\nAttack on the approach to the stadium<\/p>\n\n