Alfie Haaland, father of Erling Haaland, was escorted from his seat at the Bernabeu after celebrating Kevin de Bruyne’s equaliser for Manchester City in the Champions League semi-final first leg. Video on social media appears to show Haaland taunting the home fans before being removed from his box. Haaland tweeted that Real Madrid fans were not happy with the 1-1 draw and that was why they had to move. De Bruyne’s goal cancelled out Vinicius Junior’s opener. Reports in Spain suggested that Haaland threw food at the supporters, however, this has not been confirmed.
Haaland is a regular at City’s matches, where his son has scored 51 goals so far this season. Spanish giants Madrid have won the Champions League five times since 2014 and knocked City out of the tournament at the semi-final stage last year. In October, reports suggested that Erling Haaland’s contract contains a special release clause for him to join Real Madrid in 2024, which City boss Pep Guardiola later said is “not true”. The 22-year-old’s agent, Rafaela Pimenta, said in March that a move to Real Madrid is “the dream” for any player.
City will host Real Madrid in the second leg at Etihad Stadium on Wednesday, 17 May. Victory for Guardiola’s side would see them face either Inter Milan or AC Milan in this year’s final on Saturday 10 June at Istanbul’s Atatürk Olympic Stadium.