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Erling Haaland's dad Alf-Inge cheekily trolls Real Madrid ahead of Man City Champions League showdown after 2023 food-throwing allegation resulted in Bernabeu ejection

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<p>Back in 2023, Haaland's dad <a href="https://www.goal.com/en/news/watch-erling-haaland-father-escorted-santiago-bernabeu-insulting-throwing-peanuts-real-madrid-fans/bltc24ec5cf31406db3" target="_blank">was escorted out of his executive box</a> at the Santiago Bernabeu after he reportedly taunted Madrid fans below and threw peanuts at them. A security guard moved him away as cries of 'tonto!' (meaning 'idiot') echoed around. Now, Haaland has dug up that old rivalry once more by posting a photo of a big bowl of peanuts on X, captioned 'Ready for battle', ahead of City's return to Real Madrid's home on Wednesday night.</p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Ready for battle <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/RMAMCI?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#RMAMCI</a> <a href="https://t.co/d3fVojsyys">pic.twitter.com/d3fVojsyys</a></p>— Alfie Haaland (@alfiehaaland) <a href="https://twitter.com/alfiehaaland/status/1892214918415372785?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 19, 2025</a></blockquote>
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WHAT HAPPENED?

<p>It's a huge night for Haaland's old team as City look to avoid an early exit from the Champions League. Guardiola's side may have scraped through the league phase of the restructured competition but they face Madrid in the second leg a goal down, following a 2-1 defeat secured by a <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-gb/lists/man-city-kryptonite-real-madrid-champions-league-record-last-ditch-winner-pep-guardiola/blt8872fac34772c9a8" target="_blank">late winner from England star Jude Bellingham</a>. The pressure's all on City.</p>

THE BIGGER PICTURE

<p>After that initial Bernabeu stadium ejection, Haaland took to X and wrote: "Ok. RM was not happy we were celebrating KDB goal. Other than than that we had to move because RM fans not happy with 1-1." Clearly, he hasn't quite let go of that grudge.</p>

WHAT HAALAND SAID

<p>City's latest trip to Madrid could be a potentially season-defining occasion for Pep Guardiola's side. The Premier League title is now out of reach but <a href="https://www.goal.com/en/lists/pep-guardiola-man-city-one-percent-chance-real-madrid-champions-league-last-16/blt75ed36559b7dfb29" target="_blank">success in the Champions League</a> could shine a more positive light on what has been an unexpectedly disastrous campaign so far. Travelling away from home to one of Europe's most intimidating stadiums, City have a one-goal deficit to recover if they want to progress to the last 16.</p>

WHAT NEXT FOR MANCHESTER CITY?

Erling Haaland's dad Alf-Inge cheekily trolls Real Madrid ahead of Man City Champions League showdown after 2023 food-throwing allegation resulted in Bernabeu ejection | Goal.com

Erling Haaland&apos;s dad Alf-Inge has cheekily trolled Real Madrid ahead of Manchester City&apos;s huge Champions League fixture against the Spanish champions.

Erling Haaland&apos;s dad Alf-Inge cheekily trolls Real Madrid ahead of Man City Champions League showdown after 2023 food-throwing allegation resulted in Bernabeu ejection

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