'Dumbest thing in football': Fans left baffled as Real Madrid players AVOID walking on Man City's club crest as they 長，率いる out for a team run at the Etihad Stadium

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Football fans on social マスコミ believe they have 設立する the 'dumbest thing in football' after 存在 left 混乱させるd as to why several Real Madrid players 避けるd walking on Manchester City's club crest.?

It （機の）カム ahead of their 決定的な 支持する／優勝者s League ４半期/4分の1-final 衝突／不一致 at the Etihad Stadium on Wednesday, with City having held Real Madrid to a 3-3 draw at the Bernabeu in the first 脚 of this fixture, thanks in part to the brilliance of Phil Foden.

The England 星／主役にする 得点する／非難する／２０d a 素晴らしい long 範囲d 成果／努力 after half-time to help bring City 支援する level at 2-2 after Real Madrid took the advantage through an own goal from Ruben Dias, which was quickly followed up by a superb indificual 成果／努力 from Rodrygo.?

Josko Gvardiol and Federico Valverde would 得点する／非難する／２０ 平等に excellent goals to see both 味方するs 株 the spoils at 3-3 after what was a thrilling contest. It means it's al l to play for in Wednesday night's fixture with City 始める，決める to host Real at the Etihad.?

And?Carlo Ancelotti's 味方する have been pictured 準備するing for tonights fixture, with the Madrid team stepping out の上に the pitch ahead of what appeared to be a team-run at the Etihad.?

Football fans were 混乱させるd after Real Madrid's players 避けるd walking on the Man City crest

The team were seen walking out for a team run-through ahead of Wednesday's European tie

Several 重要な players 含むing Vinicius Jnr were seen walking out の上に the pitch, but fans noticed that a number of their team 避けるd stepping on the Man City crest that is emblazoned on the 床に打ち倒す of the tunnel at the Etihad.

Whether the players were 存在 resectful or are just superstitious is unknown, however it is not the first time a group of players have 避けるd stepping on a club badge on the ground.?

Some fans have been left perplexed at the bizarre practice, with one （人命などを）奪う，主張するing that a 嘆願（書） should be 始める，決める up to stop clubs from putting badges on the 床に打ち倒す.?

'嘆願（書） to 除去する Club badges off the 床に打ち倒す so we don’t have this sillyness everytime,' one fan wrote on X (以前は Twitter).?

'I'm once again not understanding why you'd put a MASSIVE logo on the 床に打ち倒す 権利 by an 入り口 if you think it's disrespectful to walk on it,' another 追加するd.?

Jude Bellingham 論証するd his 尊敬（する）・点 for Real's 競争相手s, Atletico Madrid in September, after he 避けるd walking on the iconic blue, red and white badge as he 出口d the pitch.

Real Madrid's Marcelo was once left crestfallen after he accidentially stepped on Man City's club badge at the 味方する of the Etihad Stadium as his 味方する 用意が出来ている for their 支持する／優勝者s League 半分-final last season.?

Some fans took to social マスコミ to 表明する their bewilderment at the Madrid players' 活動／戦闘s

They come into this tie at the Etihad Stadium having dr awn 3-3 against City at the Bernabeu

Real Madrid were pictured training at the Etihad Stadium on Tuesday before the ４半期/4分の1-final

Jude Bellingham smiles as he 参加するs in Real Madrid's team run through?

Carlo Ancelotti's 味方する need to 勝利，勝つ tonight to 前進する to the 支持する／優勝者s League 半分-決勝戦?

One of Marcelo's team-mates can be seen gesturing に向かって the badge, with the Madrid defender raising his 手渡すs to his 長，率いる in 不信.?One 追加するd: '嘆願（書） to 除去する Club badges off the 床に打ち倒す so we don’t have this sillyness everytime.'

'Dumbest thing in football. It’s a carpet. If you don’t want it walked on don’t put it on the 床に打ち倒す,' said, in reaction to the ビデオ of the players walking out の上に the pitch.?

'The badge is literally on imprinted on the 床に打ち倒す,' one 追加するd.?

It seems players aren't the only ones though who don't want to stand on a club's crest, with TNT Sport's pundit Rio Ferdinand once asking for a last-minute change to the 放送者's pitchside 始める，決める up at the Bernabeu in 2023.

Rio Ferdinand was unhappy with the pitchside 始める，決める at the Bernabeu on Wednesday night

Ferdinand, who was 始める，決める to 供給する punditry insights on Chelsea's 支持する／優勝者s League match against Real Madrid last season, explained that the pitchside （米）棚上げする／（英）提議する for the live broadcast had been placed infront of the Real Madrid club crest.?

He 辞退するd to stand on the crest to 避ける disrespecting the Spanish 巨大（な）s.??

He said: 'I think we need to have a conversation here Coley… what are they asking us to do mate?'

Cole 答える／応じるd 説: 'They're asking us to stand on the Real Madrid badge. You can't do that man!'

He then 明言する／公表するd that they were switching up the 始める，決める: 'This is where we meant to stand. We need to speak to the 床に打ち倒す 経営者／支配人 and have a word, we can't do that. We're going to roll it up so we don't stand on the badge.'?