Khaberni - Santiago Bernabeu Stadium witnessed a controversial night during the quarter-finals first leg of the 2025-2026 UEFA Champions League between Real Madrid and Bayern Munich, not just because of the score.
A short video displayed a bizarre scene that quickly spread on social media, showing a man in a Bayern Munich jersey cutting another spectator's hair in the stands, while the match was ongoing.
The scene caused widespread mockery among the fans of rival teams, who considered it a symbol of what they described as the "decline in prestige" of Real Madrid and its historic stadium.
One of Barcelona's fan accounts shared the video, commenting: "So this is what Real Madrid and Bernabeu have become, hahahaha", with hashtags #Bayern and #RMABAY.
Apart from that, the stadium atmosphere included exceptional preparations by Real Madrid fans, who prepared a large tifo to support the team against Bayern. Meanwhile, the management tried to close the stadium roof to create a significant acoustic effect, amidst moves by Bayern Munich to prevent this through official communications with the UEFA.
Regarding the match itself, Real Madrid lost at home with a score of 1-2.
Bayern opened the scoring through Luis Diaz in the 41st minute, then Harry Kane added the second goal immediately after the second half began (46th minute).
Kylian Mbappe scored Real Madrid's only goal in the 74th minute, leaving a glimmer of hope before the return match in Germany on April 15 at the "Allianz Arena", where Bayern Munich has an advantage before the deciding match to determine the semi-finalist.
