Does Daniel Carvajal PUNCH Mario Mandzukic during Real Madrid vs Atletico Madrid?

Incident happened during the Champions League quarter-final

James Orr
Tuesday 14 April 2015 18:00 EDT
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Daniel Carvajal appears to hit Mario Mandzukic
Daniel Carvajal appears to hit Mario Mandzukic (ITV)

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Real Madrid's Daniel Carvajal could find himself in disciplinary trouble after the right-back appeared to punch Atletico Madrid striker Mario Mandzukic during the Champions League quarter-final first leg tie tonight.

Video footage (below) has emerged of the 60th minute incident, in which the 23-year-old appears to throw a body punch at Mandzukic.

No action was taken at the time by referee Milorad Mazic.

The pair had clashed throughout the game, while Mandzukic was bloodied from an earlier incident with Sergio Ramos.

The match ended 0-0 as Atletico Madrid goalkeeper Jan Oblak produced a heroic performance to repel holders Real Madrid and help secure the draw.

Slovenian Oblak made a string of memorable saves against the team that beat Atletico in last season's final to keep the Spanish champions' hopes of reaching the last four alive ahead of next week's return game at the Bernabeu.

Atletico have had the upper hand over their wealthy neighbours in six derby meetings already this term but Real dominated for long periods in Tuesday's clash and will be furious not to have come away with at least one away goal.

Gareth Bale had probably their best chance as early as the third minute when he ran clear through the centre after a mistake from Diego Godin but Oblak raced out and blocked the Welshman's shot.

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