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Stuart Brennan & Joe Bray

UEFA could ban Atletico Madrid star Stefan Savic for 'headbutt and hair pull' in Man City fight

UEFA are waiting for the referee's report before judging whether to launch disciplinary action against Atletico Madrid and Manchester City.

Unsavoury scenes marred the end of City's Champions League quarter final second leg at Atletico, which ended 0-0 to send City through 1-0 on aggregate.

Centre-back Felipe was sent off on 90 minutes for a second yellow card after kicking out at Phil Foden. In the aftermath of that incident, former Blues' defender Stefan Savic raced in to shout at Foden, prompting a large brawl between both sets of players and staff. TV footage appeared to show Savic moving his head towards Raheem Sterling — usually a red card offence — and later pulling Jack Grealish's hair.

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