Real Madrid’s 3-2 defeat against Barcelona on Saturday evening could cost more than the title of Copa del Rey, as Jude Bellingham, Lucas Vazquez and Antonio Rudiger, are particularly nervous for the final punishment for their unsportsmanship.
Carlo Ancelotti’s side was 2-1 with six minutes before she succumbed to a late Barcelona Turnaround. Ferran Torres forced the additional time and Jules Kounde won the final with a low, sliding effort in the 116th minute, but it was still time that three Real Madrid players were sent.
A night of extreme tension – strengthened by rumors about Real Madrid, who completely cooked the competition after the referee Ricardo de Burgos Bengoetxea’s tears in the press conference before the game – in the 122nd minute.
The civil servant who had already awarded Barcelona with a punishment that was lifted by Var blew for a foul against Kylian Mbappe and sent the Real Madrid Bench Wild. Vazquez stormed disgusted onto the field, while Rudiger went his protests one step further.
The German central defender seemed to tear off the ice packs that had been strapped to their knees and hurled them towards referees. Rudiger was sent immediately, but had to be held back by a swarm of technical staff and his replacement colleagues in order to avoid an even more serious crime.
After the last whistle was blown late, Bellingham also received his marching commands. As described in the official report of the referee, the English international approached “our position aggressively and had to be held back by his teammates”.
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Bellingham was also caught and explicitly protested against several referee decisions during the game. At halftime, the 21-year-old groaned: “Everything goes to them. Everything that is 50/50 goes to her.” AS Also reported that Bellingham vowed the deputy referee: “Why? Why? This is so crazy! F *** Off!” Madrids No. 5 has already served a ban on two games for the use of foul language this season.
In the Spanish press there are some suggestions that Bellingham and Vazquez are banned for their actions. However, since each suspension is fewer than four games, it only applies to Copa del Rey in the next season to ensure that both will be available for the rest of the league campaign.
However, the future of rowing is far less certain. The referee described the central defender as “an aggressive attitude”. According to Article 101 of the disciplinary code of the Royal Spanish Football Association (RFEF), as it is forwarded from Mundo DeportivoThis could lead to a ban from somewhere between four and twelve games. In this scenario, suspension in all domestic competitions would apply, which will decide on May 11 against Barcelona against Barcelona from the decisive league.
After a night of sleeping in his actions, Rudiger was full of remorse. “There is definitely no excuse for my behavior last night. I’m very sorry,” wrote the 32-year-old on social media.
“We played a very good game from the second half. After 111 minutes I couldn’t help my team anymore, and before the last whistle I made a mistake. Sorry for the referee again and for everyone I disappointed last night.”
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