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Football fans call for Atletico Madrid to be BANNED from Europe next season after ugly scenes

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Football fans are calling for Atletico Madrid to be banned from the Champions League after the shocking and 'disgraceful' scenes during their goalless draw with Manchester City.

The Spanish side drew 0-0 at the Wanda Metropolitano on Tuesday night, meaning they are knocked out of the competition 1-0 on aggregate after losing last week's first leg at the Etihad.

The second leg, however, descended into anarchy as former City defender Stefan Savic followed Jack Grealish inside the tunnel and attacked the substitute after the full-time whistle.

Pep Guardiola was showered by bottles raining from the stands as he ran down the tunnel after City's goalless draw secured a semi-final date with Real Madrid.

Atletico central defender Felipe saw red after a tackle on Phil Foden which sparked a melee in one corner of the pitch.

Felipe's hack left the forward in a heap — then Savic's aggression boiled over as he dragged the forward back on to the pitch before appearing to headbutt Raheem Sterling.

Savic and Grealish had exchanged words during that brawl - the former pulling the England international's hair - but the hostility escalated in the tunnel.

Four local policemen, dressed in riot gear, rushed down towards the dressing rooms on a shameful night for the Spanish champions.

Marcos Llorente was seen throwing an object in the direction of Aymeric Laporte in the tunnel area, while there appeared to be a physical altercation later in a clip circulating online, and there were reports objects were thrown at members of the opposite camps.

Fans took to social media to make their feelings know that Diego Simeone's Atletico Madrid should now be banned from next season's Champions League following the chaos in the second leg.

One fan said: 'Atletico Madrid should be banned from playing the champions league next season.

Another said: 'Atletico should be banned from Europe next season. This all stems from Simeone. Horrible team.

A third was quick to add: 'Atletico should be banned from Europe. They have got fucking issues. The absolute state of this team.'

Some fans went a step further, by saying: 'Atletico Madrid are the dirtiest team I’ve ever witnessed. How are they not banned yet? Disgusting!

Another added: 'Disgraceful. Atletico need to be banned from European football next season.

Most fans were in agreement with another stating: 'Atletico needs to be banned man. Disgraceful behavior.'

City boss Pep Guardiola played it cool in his post-match interview after the match, when he asked if Atletico went too far, by saying: 'Nothing to say' and when pressed on his thoughts on if they targeted Foden, he said: 'I don't know. I cannot talk about what other people do, I don't know.'

His opposite number, Simeone denied seeing any of the incidents after the match, and said: ‘No I didn’t see that. I stayed on the pitch, applauding the fans, saying thank you to everyone and by the time I went back upstairs there was no-one. So I didn’t see what went on.’