Watch Man City star Laporte go down clutching his face after SLAPPING Modric in fiery clash against Real Madrid
MANCHESTER CITY defender Aymeric Laporte went down clutching his face after SLAPPING Real Madrid’s Luka Modric.
Players from both teams were surrounding the referee when Vinicius Junior barged into Laporte in the first half at the Bernabeu.
The defender then rather theatrically went to the floor but only after giving Modric a little slap.
Tottenham’s former midfielder was then left furious after the 6ft 3in centre-back fell to the floor.
Manchester United legend Rio Ferdinand referenced Laporte’s slap by posting a shocked and hand emojis.
City went to the Spanish capital with a 4-3 lead following a thrilling Champions League semi-final first leg.
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Interestingly, Real released their starting line up TWO HOURS before kick off.
Team news is usually revealed an hour before the scheduled start.
But it was brought forward by Carlo Ancelotti amid suspicions of a dressing-room mole.
Ancelotti has tended to name his side early in recent weeks after his line-ups were reportedly being leaked to a Spanish radio station.
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Last month, Isco was forced to deny he is the Madrid mole, with the out-of-favour playmaker joking he isn’t even invited to team meetings to know them in the first place.
And with the culprit still undetected, Ancelotti’s side for the mouthwatering clash with City was announced early to eliminate the chances of it being leaked elsewhere.
Real made two changes to the side that lost last week’s classic at the Etihad.
Defender Nacho and midfielder Casemiro are in for David Alaba and Rodrygo.