The defender somehow escaped with just a yellow card and then tried to reach the unused sub Grealish in the tunnel before the Spanish police intervened.
8 Stefan Savic pulls Jack Grillis hair with disgusting behavior Credit: BT Sport 8 Savic sparked a hand-to-hand battle by charging Phil FodenCredit: PA 8 Former City defender kicks Rahim SterlingCredit: Getty 8 There were chaotic scenes as the clock ran for 90 minutes Credit: BT Sport It all started at Wanda Metropolitano! 😳 Felipe attacked Phil Fontaine and was eventually sent off, while Stefan Savic continued to lose the plot! Chaos in Madrid! 🥵 # UCL pic.twitter.com/MTYQeXxu9p – Football at BT Sport (@btsportfootball) April 13, 2022 The turning point came in the 90th minute of a nasty draw at Wanda Metropolitano, as Pep Guardiola’s team fought for a 1-0 victory and a place in the Champions League semi-finals. Fontaine was savagely destroyed by Atletico center-back Felipe as City tried to lower the clock. As the English playmaker – who had been targeted throughout the game – rolled with anxiety on set, Savic ran inexplicably to Fontaine. And Savic – who played 21 times for City between 2011 and 2012 – sparked chaos as he faced Fontaine and tried hard to drag him off the pitch. The England ace was protected by his teammate Oleksandr Zinchenko, who warmed up. But Savic’s pointless reaction sparked a mass brawl with players, substitutes and coaches in the corner. The repetitions even showed the Montenegrin defender sticking his head in Sterling’s forehead behind the referee’s back, while facing Felipe’s reckless protests. He did not go unnoticed by Sub-Grealis, who then infuriated Savic even more with an obvious quadruped. FREE BETS AND REGISTRATION OFFERS – BEST NEW CUSTOMERS OFFERS Savic responded by pulling the 100 100m man’s hair – a week after the Etihad clash – as the quarrel escalated around them. Nevertheless, with the help of the VAR, Savic somehow escaped with just a yellow card. De Bruyne and Kyle Walker had both been sent off in the second half after a foul by Atleti players as the hosts tried to intimidate City. But the English champions held on tight and broke up their opponents with ten players in nine minutes of extra time to win a semi-final clash with Real. That was not the end of the drama, though. 8 Sime Vrsaljko throws a pair of goalie gloves at City’s players and staff 8 Then, the Atletico substitute threw his head forward and seemed to spit Credit: Twitter Footage from the tunnel shows angry Savic desperately trying to reach Grealish. And Atleti’s rage continued to boil with Sime Vrsaljko appearing to throw goalkeeper gloves at City’s players and staff and then throwing his head forward with a spit. Reserve City goalkeeper Scott Carson appeared to be joking about getting things out as he qualified for the Champions League semi-finals, where they will return to Madrid to face Real. BT Sport coach Rio Ferdinand said: “The disgusting behavior of the Atletico players, they should be ashamed of some of the ridiculousness with which they continued. “You have to say, talking about football, well done to Atletico Madrid, as it made Manchester City play in a way we have not seen in a long time, it took it out of its rhythm and pace. “But some of the things towards the end were not what you want to see on a football field.” 8 Referee finds it difficult to keep a cap on Atleti’s anticsCredit: Getty 8 Manchester City players rightly celebrated in the whistle of full timeCredit: Getty