Atletico Madrid wasted little time in mocking Barcelona after knocking them out of the Champions League
Atletico Madrid had been fast to troll Barcelona the morning after beating the Catalans in an absorbing, and controversial, Champions League quarter-final.
Barca won 2-1 on the night however it was not sufficient for them to advance to the final 4 following Atleti’s 2-0 victory at Camp Nou final week.
Tensions across the return sport had been heightened when Barca made an off-the-cuff request to UEFA that the grass on the Metropolitano ought to be stored properly under the minimal size of 30millimetres.
Atleti complied and in addition agreed to water the floor earlier than the sport and at half-time.
After squeezing by means of, the hosts’ social media workforce didn’t waste the chance to poke enjoyable at Barca, posting on X: “We love the odor of freshly reduce grass within the morning.”
Atletico go all in on mocking Barcelona
It was the newest in a collection of posts that mocked Barcelona, with one utilizing the Catalans’ personal motto of ‘greater than a membership’ accompanying a clip of the Atleti gamers celebrating the victory with their supporters.
One other featured a clip of what gave the impression to be a lion, with a Barcelona crest changing the animal’s head, operating in direction of a van of individuals on a safari. The lion was then unmasked to disclose a pleasant canine.
It’s unlikely the posts will go down properly in Catalonia with Barcelona already furious at what they believe were a series of poor refereeing decisions across the two legs.
