Tunnel brawl at Mestalla: Rüdiger and Bellingham involved

Real Madrid won 0-3 at Mestalla last Saturday, but the halftime break ended in a brawl inside the tunnel. According to 20minutos, Valencia sporting director Braulio Vázquez kept protesting to the assistant referee about the foul by Maffeo on Mbappé that led to Valverde's opener. On the Madrid side, Jude Bellingham grabbed Braulio's suit to pull him away from the official.

Witnesses say Antonio Rüdiger got into a scuffle with a Valencia private security guard, who was hit while trying to separate the players. Militao was also involved. The security staff reported an alleged assault to the referee, and according to RMC Sport the video provided by Valencia was not included in the referee's report.

The official match report does not mention the fight, but it does record Braulio's protests and describes him confronting the assistant in an angry tone. As previously reported, Spanish police had to step in to restrain him and remove him from the area, according to AS.