{"id":294612,"date":"2023-11-08T14:25:28","date_gmt":"2023-11-08T14:25:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportstoft.com\/?p=294612"},"modified":"2023-11-08T14:25:28","modified_gmt":"2023-11-08T14:25:28","slug":"celtic-fans-attacked-in-madrid-before-show-of-support-for-palestine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportstoft.com\/soccer\/celtic-fans-attacked-in-madrid-before-show-of-support-for-palestine\/","title":{"rendered":"Celtic fans attacked in Madrid before show of support for Palestine"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Celtic fans are attacked in Madrid before their latest show of support for Palestine in Champions League away game at Atletico, with two men hospitalised after being hit by bottles<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Celtic fans were reportedly attacked by hooligans before Atletico Madrid clash<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Two men are said to have been hospitalised after being hit with bottles\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>It came after supporters continued to show support for Palestine with flags\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Celtic fans were reportedly attacked by hooligans ahead of their Champions League clash against Atletico Madrid &#8211; before supporters continued to show their support for Palestine.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The Scottish side were beaten 6-0 by the Spanish outfit, with Palestine flags seen in the away end at the Wanda Metropolitano Stadium.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Sections of the Scottish club&#8217;s fanbase have maintained their backing of Palestinians amid conflict with Israel and Hamas.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In Celtic&#8217;s home game against Atletico Madrid, a sea of Palestine flags were spotted, despite the club insisting political messages and banners were not welcome. Recent banners have included &#8216;Free Palestine&#8217; and &#8216;Victory to the resistance&#8217;.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>And according to the Glasgow Times, two men have been hospitalised after being hit by bottles in the build up to the game.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/08\/13\/77555453-12725123-image-a-3_1699451166958.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Celtic fans showed their support for Palestinians during the game against Atletico Madrid<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/08\/12\/77553731-12725123-image-a-26_1699448369091.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Celtic supporters were reportedly attacked by hooligans ahead of their Champions League tie\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/08\/13\/77553779-12725123-image-a-39_1699448885729.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>It comes as Celtic fans continue to show their support for Palestine amid conflict with Israel at a number of games including against Hibernian last month (pictured)<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/08\/13\/77553963-12725123-image-a-38_1699448879722.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Two supporters (none pictured) were reportedly hospitalised after being hit with bottles\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>It said a 61-year-old fan called Mark O&#8217;Donnell alleged he was attacked while watching earlier fixtures at a bar when 20 rival supporters entered.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>O&#8217;Donnell claimed he was asked by one attacker &#8216;Are you Celtic&#8217; before being hit by a barrage of punches.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The same supporter alleged that another man was also sent to hospital after being struck in the face with a bottle and had &#8216;numerous&#8217; stitches.<\/p>\n<p>The Champions League game saw more than 3,000 Celtic fans make the trip to the Spanish capital after the fixture had been labelled as &#8216;high risk&#8217; by Spanish authorities.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Fans continued to hold up Palestine flags in this game, which saw them thumped by the LaLiga team.<\/p>\n<p>Alvaro Morata and Antoine Griezmann both scored braces, with Samuel Lino and Saul Niguez also getting on the scoresheet in a difficult night for boss Brendan Rodgers.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Daizen Maeda was also sent off to cap off a bad night for the Scottish side.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/08\/13\/77553989-12725123-image-a-37_1699448871917.jpg\" height=\"403\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>More than 3,000 fans travelled as the Scottish side were beaten 6-0 by Atletico Madrid\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-12725123\/Celtic-fans-attacked-Madrid-latest-support-Palestine-Champions-League-away-game-Atletico-two-men-hospitalised-hit-bottles.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Celtic fans are attacked in Madrid before their latest show of support for Palestine in Champions League away game at Atletico, with two men hospitalised <a class=\"mh-excerpt-more\" href=\"https:\/\/sportstoft.com\/soccer\/celtic-fans-attacked-in-madrid-before-show-of-support-for-palestine\/\" title=\"Celtic fans attacked in Madrid before show of support for Palestine\">[&#8230;]<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":294611,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8 - 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