US EditionOlympique de Marseille fans create chaos outside the Santiago Bernabeu ahead of Champions League clash with Real Madrid
Madrid authorities deployed over 1,800 officers to manage Marseille fans, swiftly controlling altercations before the UEFA Champions League match at Santiago Bernabeu stadium.
- On Tuesday, September 16, Real Madrid overcame Olympique de Marseille 2-1 at home during the kickoff of the 2025-26 Champions League group matches.
- Tensions flared before kickoff as law enforcement officers in Madrid confronted supporters of Marseille near the Santiago Bernabeu, quickly restoring order ahead of the match.
- Timothy Weah gave Marseille an early lead, but Kylian Mbappé equalized and then secured the win for Madrid by converting two penalties. In the 72nd minute, Real Madrid's captain Dani Carvajal was shown a red card following an incident where he headbutted Marseille’s goalkeeper Geronimo Rulli.
- Mbappé has scored 50 goals in 64 appearances for Madrid, and midfielder Federico Valverde expressed their satisfaction with his continued scoring and growing confidence on the field.
- Madrid became the first team to reach 200 wins since the Champions League rebranded in the early 1990s, and the group stage will continue with six matches played on this day.
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The match was marked by a double of Kylian Mbappé on penalty for the Spaniards and the countless stops of the Marseille goaltender.
In a bleak and undecided match, Real Madrid dominated the Olympique de Marseille with a double of Mbappé (2-1) this Tuesday, at the opening of the Champions League. Cruel.
Olympique de Marseille fans create chaos outside the Santiago Bernabeu ahead of Champions League clash with Real Madrid
Municipal police and riot police in Madrid took to the streets of Chamartin to try to control the Marseille fans, who traveled to the Spanish capital to support their team against
The Champions League season did not start ideally, as serious incidents occurred in Madrid between police and Marseille fans.
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