Real Madrid spokesman Joaquin Maroto believes a ‘‘massacre’’ was only narrowly avoided when a car bomb exploded next to the Bernabeu this afternoon.

The second explosion outside the Bernabeu stadium in Madrid is thought to be the destruction of the car used by the terrorists to escape the scene.

There are reports of a second explosion outside the Bernabeu stadium in Madrid.

The car bomb which exploded outside the Bernabeu stadium has damaged the Europa Tower as high as the 22nd floor.