A video has emerged of Arsenal winger Bukayo Saka getting embroiled in a heated tunnel row with Real Madrid defender Dani Carvajal during Arsenal’s quarter-final second leg against Real Madrid on Wednesday night, MySportDab reports.
Arsenal had gone into the game with a commanding 3-0 lead in the first leg and were the overwhelming favourites to qualify for the last four.
However, there was this seething air of optimism in Real Madrid’s camp that a comeback against the Gunners is possible.
The prelude to the encounter at Santiago Bernabau was greeted with tough and bold statements by Real Madrid players, all boasting of their chances to pull a dramatic comeback.
Hence the stage was set for what will be a feisty clash as Arsenal also prepare not to surrender their three-goal lead in the first leg in Spain’s capital.
From the start of the game, it was pretty evident it will be another difficult going for Real Madrid. They couldn’t manage even a shot on target as Arsenal held firm with proceedings getting heated between the two sides.
After the first half, it appeared on-field tensions boiled over to the tunnel and the bench. In footage we have shared in this post, Saka was seen in a furious bust-up with injured Real Madrid defender Dani Carvajal as he walked off the pitch into the tunnel.
Carvajal could be seen confronting the player, apparently due to frustration and Saka equally reacted furiously leading to the intervention of the two teams’ coaching crew [Watch The Video on Twitter]
Meanwhile, Saka had a disappointing first half, missing a penalty but would score Arsenal’s first goal in the second half to give the away side the lead.
The Gunners’ lead was short-lived as Vinicius Jr scored from Saliva’s mistake to level the tie for Los Blancos.
In the final minutes of the game, Gabriel Martinelli scored to hand back the lead to Arsenal and the goal was enough to secure an unlikely victory for Mikel Arteta’s side.
