Arsenal star Bukayo Saka shoved Real Madrid’s Dani Carvajal during a tense exchange as the two sides headed for the Bernabeu dressing rooms at half time. Saka suffered a humiliating penalty miss early in the game, with his cheeky Panenka attempt easily saved by Thibaut Courtois.
Real Madrid then saw a penalty decision chalked off, with the referee overturning a foul given against Declan Rice on Kylian Mbappe. Going into the break goalless in the second leg, after building up a 3-0 aggregate lead in the first leg, Arsenal stars could still be forgiven for being on edge given Madrid’s history of late Champions League turnarounds.
And Carvajal seemingly tried to play on that by trying to get a reaction from Saka during a frosty 10-second interaction. It initially appeared to be friendly, as Carvajal patted Saka on the face and the Arsenal winger leaned in to hear what he was saying.
But it quickly became tense as Carvajal grabbed Saka’s hand to stop him walking off. When Saka broke free of Carvajal’s grip, the Real Madrid man walked after him and put a hand on his neck, which prompted his Arsenal rival to lash out with a shove before they were separated by a crowd of coaches and security guards.
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