After a furious altercation during halftime, BUKAYO SAKA and Dani Carvajal had to be separated.
As Real Madrid and Arsenal headed for the tunnel during halftime of the second leg of their Champions League quarterfinal match, Carvajal grabbed Saka’s neck.
The Spain international then pointed his finger in Saka’s face as the furious Saka snapped at him.
Saka went into the tunnel and Carvajal was pointed in the direction of the pitch, and they were quickly separated.
Carvajal’s attempt to wound up Saka was captured on camera and went viral.
Regarding the event on X, one football fan commented, “Carvajal aggravating Saka at halftime.”
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Says another: “Playing mind gamesssss.”
“Does he know his team are losing 3-0?” asked another.
“You are getting [are] destroyed, so you make a fuss off the pitch,” one person said.
“It’s so embarrassing LMAO.”
Someone else added, “Dirty in a moment, dirty forever.”
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In the 13th minute, Saka had a great chance to give the visitors a 4-0 lead overall, but he missed the penalty spot.
However, Real goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois easily stopped the England international’s weak attempt at a spot kick after he fumbled his lines.
When Real was given a penalty of their own 10 minutes later, they believed they would have the opportunity to lower the arrears.
To the relief of Gunners manager Mikel Arteta and the traveling Emirates supporters, however, VAR disallowed the spot kick because of an offside in the build-up.
In the 65th minute, Saka would finally break the tie with a stunning dinked finish after making a stunning move.
Two minutes later, however, Vinicius Jr. would tee up William Saliba with a clanger to cut the margin back to three goals.
However, Gabriel Martinelli’s superb injury-time goal sealed safe passage and a 2-1 victory away from home.