After the Champions League game between Atlético Madrid and Manchester City, there was a police operation in the cabin aisle of the Wanda Metropolitano stadium.
First there was pack formation and scuffles on the soccer field, then emotions boiled over in the dressing room: After the heated final phase, the players and supervisors of both teams clashed again.
As video recordings from the cabin aisle show, the police even intervened on Wednesday evening to prevent worse things from happening.
The dispute ignited after Atlético's Felipe was sent off with yellow-red in injury time after a foul on Phil Foden.
Madrid's Stefan Savic then stormed furiously towards the Englishman and had to be held back by other players.
He went head-to-head with Manchester's Raheem Sterling and pulled City substitute Jack Grealish and Nathan Aké by the hair.
The defender saw a yellow card from German referee Daniel Siebert.
In the tunnel, the dispute between Savic and English international Grealish escalated again.
According to the newspaper "AS", Savic yelled at the City players and is said to have spat on them.
According to a report by the "Daily Mirror", Atlético defender Sime Vrsaljko verbally attacked Manchester's Spanish international Aymeric Laporte and threw an object in his direction.
Vrsaljko then tried to throw himself at the opponents, who were shielded by police officers, Spanish media reports.
A few Atlético men just managed to hold Vrsaljkos back.
As things progressed, it looked like he was going to spit wildly towards the English.
According to "Marca", Mario Hermoso and Atlético sports director Andrea Berta were also involved in the incidents.
Atlético missed out on reaching the semi-finals of the Champions League after losing 0-0 and 1-0 in the first leg in Manchester.
"A tense, nervous evening ended with City advancing by a goal to the semi-finals of the Champions League and a scuffle in the tunnel ensued," commented The Guardian.
And The Telegraph wrote: "Manchester City's quarter-final showdown with Atlético Madrid in the Champions League escalated into chaos in the 11-minute stoppage-time frenzy, with a mass brawl, a red card, what appears to be a headbutt and a police presence after the final whistle."
In Madrid, the game went as expected for a long time: the English controlled the game with their possession football, Atlético were waiting for a counterattack.
National player Ilkay Gündogan had the best chance in the first round.
The City professional put his shot (30th minute) from a few meters but only on the post.
Only in the course of the second half did the Spaniards give up their defensive stance and push for success.
In a heated final phase, Atlético could no longer score.
Instead, Felipe (90 + 2) saw yellow and red.
After that, my nerves were on edge.
While Manchester is fighting for titles in the Champions League, the English Cup and the Premier League, Atlético will have to fight for a return to the premier class next season after the end of the season.
Coach Diego Simeone's eleven, who also caused a lot of emotions on Wednesday evening with his emotional nature, are currently in fourth place.
With seven games left in the season, the advantage over fifth place, which leads to the Europa League, is just one point.