As the players proceeded through the tunnel onto the pitch for their final training session before Wednesday night’s Champions League quarter-final second-leg, cameras captured the Los Blancos team, including Jude Bellingham and Vinicius Junior, purposefully sidestepping the City emblem embedded in the corridor floor.
This gesture reflects a tradition observed in Spain, where players refrain from stepping on a club crest, a habit ingrained in most of the Madrid squad and quickly adopted by Bellingham. Similar footage surfaced during a quarter-final match in 2022, when Atletico Madrid’s Luis Suarez and Rodrigo De Paul also avoided stepping on the same badge in the Etihad tunnel.
It will be intriguing to observe how this off-field display of respect holds up once the match kicks off in Manchester on Wednesday evening, especially considering the finely balanced nature of the tie following their thrilling 3-3 draw in the first leg.
🎩 SEÑORÍO PURO del REAL MADRID.
👏 Los jugadores evitaron pisar el escudo del Manchester City al salir a entrenar en el Etihad. pic.twitter.com/tICX9oOvEu
— El Chiringuito TV (@elchiringuitotv) April 17, 2024
Real Madrid performance and stats
Real Madrid
Real Madrid is currently 1st in the Champions League with 18 points.
In the last 9 games, it has won 7 times and drawn twice. In its last match, Real Madrid drawn 3-3 against Manchester City.
It has a positive goal difference after scoring 16 goals and conceding 7.
Real Madrid will play the next match in Champions League against Manchester City on Wednesday 17th of April in Manchester. The prediction is Manchester City winning the match.
Manchester City performance and stats
Manchester City
Manchester City is currently 1st in the Champions League with 18 points.
In the last 9 games, it has won 8 times and drawn once. In its last match, Manchester City drawn 3-3 against Real Madrid.
It has a positive goal difference after scoring 18 goals and conceding 7.
Manchester City will play the next match in Champions League against Real Madrid on Wednesday 17th of April in Manchester. The prediction is Manchester City winning the match.
