Real Madrid security employee charged with common assault after Champions League final
Players of Real Madrid celebrate on the winner's stage with the Champions League trophy at Wembley. Image: Getty
A Real Madrid staff member has been charged with common assault following the Champions League final at Wembley.
London’s Metropolitan Police confirmed a member of Real's security staff was charged after allegedly assaulting a steward after the Spanish club's win against Borussia Dortmund on Saturday.
A statement from the Met read: "Maria Hernandez, 52 (07.07.71) of Madrid, Spain, has been charged with common assault and will appear at Willesden Magistrates' Court on Tuesday, 18 June.
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"The charge relates to an incident at the Champions League final on Saturday, 1 June where Hernandez, who is a member of Real Madrid security staff, is alleged to have assaulted a steward during an altercation at Wembley."
Second-half goals from Dani Carvajal and Vinicius Junior sealed a 2-0 win and a record-extending 15th Champions League crown for Real.
The occasion was further tainted by a pitch invasion shortly after kick-off.
Yevhenii Lubnenko, 29, David Carneckij, 28, and a 16-year-old boy, who cannot be named for legal reasons, have since been charged with going onto the playing area at a football match contrary to section four of the Football (Offences) Act 1991.
