Erling Haaland's father denies causing a scene at the Bernabeu

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FOOTBALL Erling Haaland's father denies causing a scene at the Bernabeu

Ndyamuhaki J Emanzi 14:20 - 10.05.2023

Haaland Senior has been accused of causing a scene at the Bernabeu after City's equaliser.

Erling Haaland was kept quiet at the Santiago Bernabeu as Manchester City and Real Madrid played out a 1-1 draw in the first leg of the UEFA Champions League.

But whereas Erling was largely quiet under the watchful eye of German defender Antonio Rudiger, his father Alfie Haaland wasn't.

Haaland Senior has been accused of causing a scene at the Bernabeu after City's equaliser.

Alfie, however, denies any wrongdoing and took to Twitter to dismiss suggestions that he insulted Madrid fans.

He is also accused of throwing food to the stands.

"Ok, Real Madrid was not happy we were celebrating Kevin de Bruyne's goal," Alfie wrote on Twitter afterwards.

"Other than that, we had to move because Real Madrid fans were not happy with 1-1."

Several Madrid fans took to social media to blast Haaland Senior for his behaviour.

In one of the videos, the Estadio Santiago Bernabeu security personnel can be seen escorting Haaland's father and his colleague out while they continued to make provocative gestures towards a section of the fans who called him a "fool" and chant about his son.

On the field of play, the two City and Real could not be separated and will have it all to do in the second leg in Manchester next week.

Vinícius opened the scoring for the hosts in the 36th minute, but Kevin De Bruyne's strike in the 67th minute ensured the tie stayed level going into the second leg.

Alfie will undoubtedly be more comfortable in the second leg in Manchester, and probably expect to see his soon celebrating a goal, if not goals.