LaLiga denounced nine offensive chants of Atlético fans before the suspension of the derby against Real Madrid due to throwing objects, including one aimed at the white goalkeeper, Thibaut Courtois, to whom they later sang “Courtois die” after celebrating the white team’s goal.
As reported LaLiga, The document reflected the chants made by a group of local fans located in the Lower Stand of the South Fund, sectors 127 to 133, behind the goal of the same fund. Nine of them were made from minute 1 to minute 46 and three, all directed at Courtois, from minute 65 to minute 68, with the match already interrupted.
The letter that he addresses weekly to the Disciplinary Committee of the Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) and the Anti-Violence Commission also indicates that In the images of the television production you can see several hooded fans, who were in that location.
Among the chants played by LaLiga include the following directed at the Belgian goalkeeper and former red and white player, prior to the suspension of the match and in the moments after: “Let them come and see, this is not a doorman, it’s a cabaret bitch!” (m.45 and m.68), “Courtois die” (m.65.20) and “Hey, bastard! (m.68).
The complaint details what happened on the pitch since in the 64th minute and after the goal by Brazilian Eder Militao they launched from the south bottom three lighters and a bottle of water to the area where Courtois was, what he did to referee Busquets Ferrer activate object throwing protocol to communicate via public address system that it should stop.
One minute later (m.65) throwing objects from the same area was repeated and the protocol was activated again and “given the continuous repetition of throwing objects from the same area The match is temporarily suspended.” (m.67)”.
LaLiga reviewed twenty preventive measures adopted by Atlético de Madrid, including the “reinforcement with a large number of private security personnel in the stands area of the South Fund, where the main local entertainment group is located”, which “is segmented from the rest of the localities by methacrylate fences”.
It also highlights that during the temporary suspension of the match, in application of the protocol for action on public incidents, the coach and several Atlético players headed to the Lower Stand of the South Fund, sectors 127 to 133, behind the goal of the same fund, to ask his fans to calm down and desist from their attitude, along with the broadcast of a message over the public address system against violent or disrespectful attitudes towards rival players, referees or visiting fans, throwing objects, etc.
Cholo Simeone and the Atlético de Madrid players negotiating with violent hooded men. They are not images from 1990, they are from 2024 at the Metropolitano. The worst hobby in the world. pic.twitter.com/PW8gX2OlR2
— Madridista and Murcianista (@Madridistas2025) September 30, 2024
Regarding the Real Madrid fans, LaLiga echoed two chants from its fans against the Atlético fans, before the start of the match and in the 25th minute.
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