Atlético Madrid took on their city rivals Real Madrid in the Estadio Metropolitano in a 1-1 draw, but there was plenty of controversy off the pitch as Atlético ultras group ‘Frente Atlético’ threw projectiles at Real Madrid goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois.
Following the crowd trouble, reports from COPE indicate that on Friday La Liga took the first steps towards pressing charges against the group responsible.
As part of this process, La Liga are urging the disbanding of the group, as well as closing any of the premises where the group meets and stopping any of the group’s future activities.
La Liga has requested the support of the State Commission against Violence in Sport in order to deal with the group, which has a documented history of 142 incidents taking place between the 2015/16 season and the 2022/23 season.
This seems to be part of a wider battle on the part of La Liga in order to deal with the rising issue of violent groups of ultras in Spanish football, which seems to be widespread across Spain.
La Liga seem to be taking a zero-tolerance approach moving forward, in an attempt to wipe out crowd violence from footballing Spain entirely.
