A SANDWICH-making Atletico Madrid fan stole the show in the first half of their Champions League semi-final clash with Arsenal.

Atleti welcomed the for the first leg of the tasty tie.

Arsenal players celebrate a goal with a group hug on the field.Arsenal went into the second half of their clash with Atletico Madrid 1-0 to Credit: GETTY A man prepares sandwiches in the stands of a stadium during a sports game.But an Atleti fan making sandwiches during the match stole the show Credit: TNT SPORTS

And taste was once again on the mind of one of the Los Rojiblancos faithful, who was spotted making an array of sandwiches just before the half-time interval.

The supporter was spotted laying out several sandwich bases just after the took a late first-half lead.

And he came fully equipped with fillings galore, one of which appeared to be ham, which he lathered onto the Spanish bread before the half-time interval.

Footage of the sandwich-making bloke spread like wildfire on social media.

A man in a bomber jacket with a UEFA Champions League logo sitting in a stadium and eating a sandwich from a foil-wrapped tray of sandwiches.The fan filled up several sandwich bases with an array of fillings Credit: TNT SPORTS A man in a baseball jacket preparing sandwiches at a sports stadium.He seemed more fussed about the state of his sandwiches than the fact Atleti were trailing the visitors

And footie fans were blown away by his whipping up of a mid-match snack.

One wrote on X: “Big props to the Atletico fan who just arranged a sandwich platter on the front row.”

Another said: “Just saw a guy making a sandwich while sitting front row at the Metropolitano.

“If that’s not entertainment then I don’t know what is.”

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And another said: “The most striking thing I saw in the Atletico-Arsenal match was the cameraman filming a guy prepping his sandwich in the stands LMAO.”

One remarked: “Some serious sandwich skills on display.”

Another chimed in: “The guy with his sandwich is Atletico’s best performance.”

The bloke making mid-match sandwiches is no stranger to doing so.

Cameras spotted him doing the same thing during in March.

Arsenal went into the second half 1-0 to the good thanks to a thumping 44th-minute penalty from summer signing .

The goal was the Swede’s 19th in all competitions in his maiden season at the Emirates.

But it was cancelled out by a controversial Julian Alvarez penalty in the 56th minute.

Follow all the action and reaction from the Riyadh Air Metropolitano.