Massive brawl in Maradona's last game with Barca: Fierce clash vs Athletic Bilbao 35 years ago

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Massive brawl in Maradona's last game with Barca: Fierce clash vs Athletic Bilbao 35 years ago
  • The 1984 Copa del Rey final is well-remembered by the fans of Athletic Bilbao and Barcelona but for the wrong reason — for the terrible brawl that broke out at the end of the game.
  • The fight started with Diego Maradona headbutting Miguel Angel Sola, elbowing another and knocking out another Bilbao player with a knee to the head.
  • The rest of the players quickly joined in, with Diego still remaining in the centre of the action.
  • The fans played their part as well, throwing solid objects at the players, coaches and even photographers; as a result, sixty people were injured.
  • We should mention that the Argentine was constantly taunted during the game, with the fans and even players using racist insults against Maradona's father who's of Native American ancestry.
  • Besides, he had a personal vendetta against Bilbao's Andoni Goikoetxea, who broke his ankle in a previous match; there were reports that the injury could've put an end to his career.
  • The mass brawl happened right in front of Spain's King Juan Carlos and 100,000 fans inside the stadium.
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