Bayern Munich star Josip Stanisic almost sparked a mass brawl at San Siro for pushing a ballboy off his stool against Inter Milan.
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Stanisic pushes ballboy off stoolKid threw ball away at San SiroNearly sparks Inter vs Bayern brawlFollow GOAL on WhatsApp! 🟢📱WHAT HAPPENED?
Bayern drew 2-2 with Inter in the second leg of their Champions League quarter-final on Wednesday as the Italian giants advanced to the last four with a 4-3 aggregate win. As the German side pushed for a late winner, Stanisic tried to get the ball back into play quickly and ended up pushing over a ballboy who had thrown the ball away from him. The Inter bench angrily confronted the defender but the situation eventually resolved itself.
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After the match, he told German newspaper Abendzeitung: "Every team in the world wastes time when they’re leading. It was a bit stupid of me to push him there."
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In the end, it mattered little as Inter knocked Bayern out of the competition, ensuring Harry Kane's wait for a first-ever trophy went on. The Serie A team are still on course to win a treble as they are top of the league, are into the Champions League semi-finals, and face rivals AC Milan in the last four of the Coppa Italia.
WHAT NEXT?
Inter return to Serie A action on Sunday away to Bologna, whereas Bayern travel to Heidenheim the day before in the Bundesliga.
