Leo first treated the noise lightly, telling presenters: “I'll ask them to stop, shall I? I'll tell them Harry Kane needs his sleep.”
But the atmosphere changed as the band continued playing and flare guns were set off near the hotel. Leo attempted to speak with people in the crowd, though a language barrier made communication difficult before he approached police.
The report says officers chose not to make arrests. Instead, they moved the barricades further from the hotel, increasing the distance between the gathering and the England squad.
That decision brought its own complication. As the cordon was shifted, Leo found himself separated from the media area and unable to cross back through.
“We can't cross. We're stuck here all night,” he told viewers, describing his efforts to reach the police chief and explain that he was part of the English media.
In the studio, Stephen Dixon said the scene had moved from “a bit of fun” to “something more concerning” as the numbers grew. Anne Diamond also noted that Leo risked being treated as part of the gathering the longer he remained inside the cordon.
For a team preparing for knockout football, disruption to sleep and routine is hardly welcome. England’s staff will want the focus restored quickly, with the incident kept outside the dressing room and the players’ attention fixed on the match.
The next test is whether the squad can turn an unsettled night into a composed performance when the last-16 tie arrives.