Alfie Haaland: Erling's dad removed from seat after upsetting Real Madrid fans with his celebrations

Former midfielder Alife Haaland played for Manchester City from 2000-2003

Alfie Haaland says helium was escorted from his spot astatine the Bernabeu due to the fact that Real Madrid fans were "not happy" with his celebrations aft Kevin de Bruyne's equaliser for Manchester City successful the Champions League semi-final archetypal leg.

Haaland tweeted: "OK. RM was not blessed we were celebrating KDB goal.

"Other than that we had to determination due to the fact that RM fans not blessed with 1-1."

De Bruyne scored successful the 67th minute to cancel retired Vinicius Junior's opener.

Haaland waved with some hands portion smiling astatine the assemblage beneath him, cupping his ears to the Real Madrid fans and gesticulating, portion reports successful Spain suggested helium threw nutrient astatine the supporters.

He tweeted again connected Wednesday to accidental it was "not true" that helium had thrown anything.

"We had immoderate bully banter with Madrid fans," helium added. "They were not blessed erstwhile City scored. Typical.

"Then we had to determination 50 meters away. Nothing more. All happy. Well nearly."

The erstwhile Manchester City and Leeds midfielder is simply a regular astatine City's matches, wherever his lad has scored 51 goals truthful acold this season.

Spanish giants Madrid person lifted the Champions League trophy - a contention City person yet to triumph - 5 times since 2014 and knocked the Premier League champions retired of the tourney astatine the semi-final signifier past year.

In October reports suggested that Haaland's declaration contains a peculiar merchandise clause for him to articulation Real Madrid successful 2024, which City brag Pep Guardiola aboriginal said is "not true".

The 22-year-old's agent, Rafaela Pimenta, said successful March that a move to Real Madrid is "the dream" for immoderate player.

City big Real Madrid successful the 2nd limb astatine Etihad Stadium connected Wednesday, 17 May.

Victory for Guardiola's broadside would spot them look either Inter Milan oregon AC Milan successful this year's last connected Saturday 10 June astatine Istanbul's Atatürk Olympic Stadium.

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