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Published 21:43 7 May 2018 BST
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Asked about the matter, Nadal has now attempted to defend himself.
"Well, there is a problem with today's society," he explained. "To be a true supporter of one team, it seems that you have to be anti another team," he is quoted as saying on Monday.
"I just support Real Madrid. I have a lot of friends that are from Atletico. They are playing in a competition in Europe against an English team.
"I just went there to support Atletico Madrid. They invited me. I just wanted to enjoy the day, to see a great football match."
Explaining why he'd been seen with Atleti colours tied around his neck, he added: "The (club's) president gave me a shirt as a gift. At night it was a little bit chilly, a little bit cold, and I just used it as a scarf. That's all. But it's always the same stuff."Maybe there's too much hypocrisy, or I would say you people in the media have to write too many things, so you have to explore some stupid things."
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