The world calls what happened in the derby between Atlético and Real Madrid “complete madness” and “chaos” | Relief

Shame. This word is most often repeated in the media when talking about what happened at the Civitas Metropolitano stadium during the last derby between Atlético Madrid and Real Madrid. And not only in Spain. Footage of Busquets Ferrer picking up lighters from the grass of the red and white patrimony, and his subsequent decision to suspend the fight, spread all over the world. and made headlines in newspapers, both national and international.

In national newspapers, images of what happened at the Atléti pitch appear on the front pages, along with escalating tensions in the Middle East and the victory of the far right in Austria. Headlines such as “Radicals suspend derby” on ABC or words such as “stupor” (“El Mundo”), “scandal” (La Razón) or “shame” (El País) are repeated on the pages of ordinary newspapers.. And in sports they are divided into “embarrassment” (As) and applause for the work of the judge (Mark).

This is in Spain, but how was what happened in the derby seen outside our borders? Words and terms like these reflect what happened after Militao’s goal put Real Madrid ahead on the scoreboard. Courtois responded with provocations after fans turned against him. But the Brazilian’s goal came and things went awry, ending with objects being thrown towards the Belgian goalkeeper. The stadium’s public address system warned once. He announced the second one. And finally, the referee decided to temporarily suspend the meeting of the teams in the locker rooms.

More than 20 minutes were summed up in the foreign press with words like “blush” or “chaos.” This is the case of an English newspaper “The Sun,” which speaks directly of “total madness,” defines what was seen at the Metropolitano. “Atlético-Real Madrid are suspended while the referee pleads with players and coaches to talk to fans to stop throwing objects on the pitch.”

La Gazzetta dello Sport uses the most repeated term (shame) and speaks of a ruined spectacle. “The constant throwing of objects by the red and white fans forced the referee to temporarily suspend the match. Correa played to a draw in the final. The 288th Madrid derby will be remembered as a disgraceful evening: objects were thrown at Courtois and the match was suspended for a quarter of an hour in the second half, really, what a shame,” he said. chronicler Filippo Ricci, who recalled a few lines after the derby set an attendance record at the Metropolitano.

In France, from the pages of L’Equipe, red-and-white fans are asked that “it’s time for them to come to their senses”. Prudence accompanied the high risk match. The referee, Mr. Busquets Ferrer, decided to stop the match for ten minutes, a time to ensure the safety of both teams.” Le Parisien directly leads the “sad derby” in Madrid, in a match in which “chaos” reigned in those minutes.

In Belgium, the country of Thibaut Courtois’s birth.the main character of the images after being a player who was hit by a rain of objects from a background where there were red and white radicals, Het Laatse News directly writes: “The disgusting chants of Atlético Madrid fans provoked a reaction from Courtois.”which was later punctuated by a tense derby.” And he explains what happened this way: “Thibaut Courtois played a leading role: after Real Madrid’s first goal, he responded to Atlético fans who shouted “Courtois is dying.” moment”.

The German newspaper Bild called the derby an “amateur scandal.”. “The trigger was the provocative goal celebration of Real Madrid goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois after the first goal. After some fans threw objects at the Belgian, the referee stopped the match after consulting with both coaches. After about 20 minutes the players left the dressing room and the Referee whistled for the match to restart. The reason for the scandal between fans was the dissatisfaction of Atlético fans with a missed goal.”

The shameful image created by some of the red-white fans during the derby remained not only in Europe. In Argentina, Ole quotes Simeone as blaming Courtois, while Infobae describes the incident as follows: “If there was already controversy over the foul in which the goal was scored, the fact that Thibaut Courtois shouted the goal in front of the fans of Atlético Madrid, his former club, brought a torrent of projectiles towards him. Some local players and even Simeone himself had to go to the site to calm the situation. Referee Busquets Ferrer decided that both teams should go to the dressing rooms until the violence subsided.

In Brazil, watching the derby very closely to see if anything happens with Vinicius, O Globo is calling the match a “hostile classic”. while Lens goes even further and headlines “In a match marked by hostility and booing against Vini Jr., Real Madrid and Atlético Madrid drew.” In Mexico, Record says the red-and-white club is against fans throwing objects.

In short, the qualifiers and headlines point to the embarrassment felt by the metro, which forgot football to make way for the controversy that had just begun.