Atletico Madrid call out Spanish police in astonishing social media post

Atletico Madrid made their frustrations wide aft a constabulary relationship posted an representation of their stadium adjacent to a connection implicit racist chanting astatine past month's El Clasico

Atletico Madrid person launched an astonishing rant astatine Spanish constabulary aft a societal media relationship tally by officers posted a representation of the Wanda Metropolitano alongside a connection saying that 3 radical had been arrested astatine the caller Clasico betwixt Real Madrid and Barcelona for xenophobic chanting.

The archetypal station is apt to person been sent by an serviceman without overmuch cognition of football, according to Spanish media, but Atletico are justifiably fuming to person been dragged into the story.

Atletico wrote successful a station connected X: “CM from @policin, we're present to assistance you. The radical who person been arrested are fans of different Madrid team. The stadium successful the photograph you've posted is ours and has thing to bash with this matter. It's astir apt conscionable a mistake.”

The nine besides included a screenshot of the offending station successful their tweet earlier the constabulary relationship had the accidental to delete and reupload their ain post.

The chants successful question were directed astatine Barcelona players during past month’s brushwood astatine the Santiago Bernabeu.

An updated connection from the police, accompanying a generic representation of a constabulary van, read: “3 arrested for uttering #in racist remarks against 2 players of #fútbol during #ElClásico played past October. Those arrested made xenophobic statements that violated the dignity and motivation integrity of football.”

Atletico followed up with different reply, which read: Good job, this photograph shows the country of the transgression overmuch better. It tin beryllium intelligibly seen successful the reflection of the van…“

Barca ran retired 4-0 winners with a brace from Robert Lewandowski followed up by precocious goals from Yamine Lamal and Raphinha.

Barca are 5 points wide of Real successful the La Liga array but person played an other game. Atletico beryllium successful 3rd spot, a further constituent behind.

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