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A furious Atletico Madrid camp has reportedly launched a complaint with UEFA over fireworks being set off outside their hotel in London ahead of the high-stakes Champions League 2025-26 clash against Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium. The incident reportedly took place on Tuesday Morning as it further raises the stakes between the two sides after a 1-1 draw in the first leg.

Arsenal vs Atletico Madrid, UEFA Champions League 2025-26: Have players been injured due to the incident?

According to a report by Spanish outlet Marca, the visiting team didn’t take much time to report the deplorable incident. Although fireworks were set off outside the team hotel, the fans or individuals who threw projectiles did not have any form of medium to approaching the team, who were sleeping when the incident happened. The first set of fireworks reportedly were set off at 1:30 am and loud noises triggered 20 minutes after that.

Nevertheless, the individuals setting off the fireworks are likely yet to be arrested.

Arsenal vs Atletico Madrid, Preview of UEFA Champions League 2025-26

Following a pulsating 1-1 finish between Arsenal and Atletico Madrid, the two sides are gearing up to face one another in the second league of UEFA Champions 2025-26 league match. On this occasion, the fixture will take place at the Emirates Stadium in London and Arsenal will hope to reign supreme but Atletico can be trusted to bring their A-game to prevent the hosts from progressing further.

Arsenal will welcome their opposition to the Emirates Stadium, knowing any margin of victory will be suffice to send them through to their only second Champions League final. It was 20 years earlier that Arsenal made their only appearance in the final of this competition as Barcelona denied them the crown. Thanks to Viktor Gyokeres’ penalty minutes befor the first half of the previous leg, the Gunners managed to take the lead but Julian Alvarez hit back to level the scores.

A controversy also surrounded the clash as Mike Arteta was furious at VAR’s decision to reverse their penalty after it was initially pointed as a foul as David Hancko brought down Eberechi Eze. With the first leg eventually resulting in a draw, it promises to be an another blockbuster match, with the winners slated to face either Paris Saint-Germain or Bayern Munich. Arsenal will also take confidence from their 4-0 victory over Atletico earlier in the season at the Emirates Stadium.