Madrid derby chaos: Game suspended after Atletico Madrid fans throw objects onto pitch after Real Madrid goal

Real Madrid took a 1-0 lead in the 64th minute, shortly before the game was halted

The referee in charge of Sunday's Madrid derby halted the game midway through the second half after Atletico Madrid fans threw objects onto the pitch shortly after rivals Real Madrid took a 1-0 lead.

Eder Militao's 64th-minute strike gave the visitors the lead in a closely contested match but a few minutes later, Atletico Madrid fans pelted items towards Real Madrid goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois. A series of lighters were spotted on the pitch, which Courtois proceeded to toss out of the way before referee Mateo Busquets Ferrer suspended the match in the 69th minute.

Announcements were made inside the Wanda Metropolitano warning fans to stop disrupting the match, and match messages were also on display on in-stadium screens.