Haaland Sr. sat in the guest box next to Real Madrid fans. Credit: Twitter
Alf Inge Haaland, father of Manchester City striker Erling Haaland has denied accusations of «throwing peanuts». against Real Madrid fans after he was removed from his seat by security guards during the 1-1 draw between Manchester City and Real Madrid.
In a video shared on social media, Alf, 50, can be seen waving to Real Madrid supporters after Kevin De Bruyne equalized and pressing his ear against them before being escorted out of the away seat.
Alfie Haaland was escorted out of the corporate box at the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium this evening after allegedly
“insulting” and “throwing food” at Real Madrid fans 👊🇪🇸 pic.twitter. com/iSDWs1MmGE< /p> — Football Fights (@footbalIfights) May 9, 2023
There have been claims that food was thrown out of the box Alf was in, although no evidence has emerged that this was the case.
Alf denied throwing the food and said security had moved his group elsewhere at the Bernabéu.
Good. I don't. Not true. We had a good joke with the Madrid fans. They were unhappy when City scored. Typical. Then we had to retreat 50 meters. Nothing else. Everyone is happy. Well almost…😉 https://t.co/tOQPToxEKN
— Alfie Haaland (@alfiehaaland) May 10, 2023
In an earlier tweet, Alf said the decision to move him and his friends came after they celebrated De Bruyne's second-half equalizer.
Good. RM was unhappy that we were celebrating KDB's goal. Also, we had to move because RM fans are unhappy 1-1 https://t.co/PWpk6EAPUp
— Alfie Haaland (@alfiehaaland) May 10, 2023
Alf, an adviser to his 22-year-old son, was actively courted by Real Madrid last year and earlier this year when they tried to convince Erling to sign for the Spanish club. For at least 18 months, he and French striker Kylian Mbappé have been heavily targeted by the Spanish media as the two main targets for a move to Real Madrid last summer. In the event that Erling moves to City and Mbappe signs a new contract with Paris Saint-Germain.
Erling is still expected to spend part of his career at Real Madrid if he continues to show remarkable scoring form. However, he struggled to make an impact at the Bernabéu, tallying just 21 touches in the entire game, the fewest of the 22 players who started the match.
Josep Guardiola has hinted that he may make some adjustments to try to bring in his top scorer next time. "It's not easy to find a place for Erling" He said. "Maybe we will try to change something in the second match to make it smoother and find more rhythm because we play at home and at home we feel more comfortable with our people"
< p>Meanwhile, an irate Carlo Ancelotti claims City's equalizer should have been ejected because the ball went out of play as it approached the goal.
"The ball was out of play. games" said the real coach. "I don't understand why they didn't use Var [for validation]. We could easily have won. We controlled the game well and after we scored the goal we played well."
Footage from Bein Sports showed the ball out of play, though the footage has not been confirmed to be accurate.
«Bain indicated that the ball was out of bounds.» Ancelotti said. “The tech said it and I don't understand why VAR didn't check it out. The judge [Arthur Diaz] didn't pay much attention tonight."
'Rüdiger eats Haaland': how the Spanish press reacted 
Jacques de Menezes
Manchester City's thrilling 1-1 draw against Real Madrid in the first leg of the Champions League semi-final drew controversy in the Spanish press, with Carlo Ancelotti praised for that he outmaneuvered Pep Guardiola, and two scorers noted their brilliant efforts.
Vinicius Junior and Kevin De Bruyne scored on both sides at half-time, allowing the team to return to Etihad Stadium the following week. them in the second leg, although away goals no longer count.
Madrid-based Marca suggested that Madrid were unlucky not to win thanks to Ancelotti's supposedly superior tactics.
&# 34; The Italian's plan is more effective than Guardiola's; s", said Madrid daily, which has never lost its love for Guardiola since he was a player and coach at Barcelona.
The joke was headlined «Final at Etihad», acknowledging that whoever emerged victorious in the second leg would be a heavy favorite despite the presence of Milan and Inter on the other side. semi-finals.
The newspaper also slammed Erling Haaland for his anonymous performance, saying that «[Antonio] Rüdiger eats Haaland.»
On AS, front-page headline: «See you in Manchester.”
AS also looked at how ineffective Haaland had been on Tuesday evening and applauded Rüdiger's influence on " cancellation" a threat from a Norwegian goalkeeper.
While it may have been hard for Barcelona fans to see their archrivals again in the last four Champions League matches, two of their newspapers gave the match the credit it deserved. on their front pages.
Barcelona-based Sport Bank published the headline "Empate A Golazos" while Mundo Deportivo played along with Manchester Decider and praised Madrid goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois for «stopping almost everything». to keep the draw in the stalemate before the second leg.
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