Real Madrid players staged a fight with security guards at the Valencia stadium
Real Madrid defeated Valencia 3-0 in the Spanish Championship. The main event of the meeting was a brawl at half-time, provoked by Jude Bellingham
Footballers of Real Madrid staged a brawl with the guards of the stadium “Mestalla” in the break of the match of the championship of Spain against “Valencia”, the newspaper Marca.
Real Madrid won 3-0.
The incident occurred after the first half. According to Marca, Valencia sports director Braulio Vazquez entered into a verbal spat with the assistant chief referee. The situation escalated when Real Madrid midfielder Jude Bellingham pulled Vasquez for the suit, which provoked a scuffle between players from both teams.
The stadium security personnel had to intervene. Real Madrid defender Antonio Rudiger reportedly hit one of the guards in the face with his hand.
Marca notes that Valencia provided the referees with a video of the incident, but the episode itself was not recorded in the post-match protocol.
If the incident is deemed to be an aggression, Real Madrid players who use force against security personnel face a 4 to 12-match suspension under the current Code of the Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF).
