Stefan Savic And Jack Grealish Got Into A ‘Fight’ In The Tunnel With Police Forced To Intervene (Video)

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Manchester City battled through a brutal night in Madrid that saw Atletico’s Stefan Savic try to throw Phil Foden off the pitch, headbutt Raheem Sterling and pull Jack Grealish’s hair before chasing him down the tunnel.

The defender somehow escaped with just a yellow card then tried to get at unused sub Grealish on the way to the changing rooms before Spanish police stepped in.

The centre-back inexplicably ran at Foden after he was booted to the ground by Felipe.
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Felipe’s swipe at the City star earned him a second yellow as the clock struck 90 minutes.

The Brazilian escaped a yellow for clattering Foden early on but was cautioned for a foul on Kevin de Bruyne.

But after taking down Foden on the sideline, Felipe left Foden rolling on the edge of the pitch.

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And Savic – who played 21 times for City between 2011 and 2012 – sparked utter chaos by trying to confront Foden and drag him back off the playing surface.

The England ace was protected by his team-mate Oleksandr Zinchenko, who was warming up.

But Savic’s needless reaction caused a mass brawl including players and coaches in the corner.

Replays even showed the Montenegro man shove his head into Sterling’s forehead behind the referee’s back while he dealt with Felipe’s mindless furious protests.

And then Grealish appeared to make a comment at Savic who grabbed the £100million man’s hair.

However, despite the aid of VAR, Savic somehow escaped with just a yellow card.

De Bruyne and Kyle Walker both hobbled off in the second half after fouls from Atleti players as the home side tried to intimidate City.

But the English champs held firm and eventually held on for a battling 0-0 draw at the Wanda Metropolitano to go through 1-0 on aggregate.

That was not the end of the drama, though.

Footage from the tunnel shows angry Savic desperate trying to get at Grealish – a week on from their spat at the Etihad.

And Atleti’s fury continued to boil over with Sime Vrsaljko appearing to throw goalie gloves at the group of City players and staff and then throwing his head forward in a spitting motion.

Reserve City goalkeeper Scott Carson jokingly appeared to offer to take things outside as he revelled in reaching the Champions League semi-finals, where they will return to Madrid to take on Real.

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