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Chelsea's Alvaro Morata makes obscene gesture towards Barcelona supporters

The 25-year-old who was once a popular player of Barcelona's arch-rival Real Madrid got stick from the Barcelona fans due to his affiliation to Real Madrid as soon as he entered the field.

Chelsea striker Alvaro Morata

Kolkata, March 16: Spanish striker Alvaro Morata was caught on camera making an obscene gesture towards Barcelona fans, who jeered him at the Camp Nou during Chelsea's 3-0 defeat on Wednesday (March 14).

Chelsea started well, however, a scintillating display by Lionel Messi inspired Barcelona to victory via three clinical finishes, two from Messi and another one from Ousmane Dembele.

Chelsea started the game with winter signing Giroud, however, he was substituted in the 67th min for Alvaro Morata. The 25-year-old was once a popular player of Barcelona's arch-rival Real Madrid and hence got stick from the Barca fans as soon as he entered the field.

Morata spent five years at Real Madrid in two spells, scoring 31 goals in 95 appearances, however never scored against the senior Barcelona side.

He joined Chelsea in a deal worth £67million last summer but that did not stop the home supporters giving ex-Madrid star an unpleasant welcome. Since his move to London, Morata has found it difficult and has only scored 12 times and he last scored on December 26th.

And a portion of Barcelona fans to highlight his struggles at Stamford Bridge this season did not hesitate to take a swipe and chanted: 'Eres muy malo', which translates as 'you are very bad'.

Expressing his frustration after hearing the chant from the crowd, the player then appeared to react to the chants by grabbing his testicles and gesturing to the crowd.

However, Barcelona, Chelsea nor UEFA have reported anything about his immoral gesture until now and the player also hasn't addressed about this issue.

Chelsea became the third team from England to be eliminated from the round of 16 after Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur. However they will have an opportunity to get back to winning ways in the weekend when they face Leicester City in the Quarter Final of FA Cup.

Story first published: Friday, March 16, 2018, 10:52 [IST]
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