Atletico Madrid v Real Madrid SUSPENDED as ref begs players and managers to tell fans to stop lobbing objects onto pitch
REAL MADRID’S 1-1 draw with Atletico Madrid at the Wanda Metropolitano was suspended after fans threw objects at keeper Thibaut Courtois.
The match was halted as the Real Madrid shot-stopper prepared to take a goal kick in the 69th minute.
One of the items thrown was clearly a lighter as the referee was seen holding it in his hand.
Another was a carrier bag containing an unknown object which Courtois got rid of from the pitch.
The official ran over to managers Carlo Ancelotti and Diego Simeone to inform them of the situation.
He appeared to ask Simeone and the Atletico players to help with calming the situation down.
And after captain Koke had attempted to urge the fans to stop launching missiles onto the pitch, Simeone then came over to address the situation himself.
The players went down the tunnel and returned after around 15 minutes.
The score at time time of the stoppage was 1-0 to Real Madrid thanks to a second-half strike from Eder Militao.
The goal came five minutes before the match was suspended.
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When the game resumed, ex-Chelsea man Conor Gallagher was booked seconds later for a cynical foul on Fede Valverde.
But the drama was not over there as Angel Correa equalised in stoppage time to salvage a dramatic point for Atletico.
The goal was initially ruled out but a VAR review overturned the decision as the stadium went wild.
And just to add to the chaos, Marcos Llorente was shown a straight red card following another review for a horror tackle.
Real Madrid came into the match knowing a win would close the gap to Barcelona to two points.
Barcelona had won their opening seven LaLiga matches before suffering a 4-2 loss to Osasuna on Saturday.
Real Madrid went to Atletico without Kylian Mbappe after he suffered a hamstring injury against Alaves on Tuesday.