“It is inexplicable to expel a player for that.”sentence Alvaro Arbeloa after the painful elimination of Real Madrid against Bayern in the Allianz Arena. He lasted 24 minutes on the field Eduardo Camavinga and it took him eight to see the two yellow cards that sealed the night and the season for Real Madrid. The French midfielder saw the first due to a grab on Musiala and the second for retaining the ball more than necessary after a foul on Harry Kane. Is the French wrong? Yes, because he doesn’t have to catch the ball. But sending off a footballer for something like that (He took the ball two meters and released it right next to the referee) is about wanting to kill football.
This was the controversial second yellow card for Camavinga
“Yes. I think he got it second because the Bayern team came to say it. Sometimes it seems that the referees either haven’t played football or don’t understand“the coach insisted. The entire white team bench protested, aware that the course was ending there, but it was of no use. Three minutes later, Luis Diaz He scored the 3-3 tie and qualified Bayern for the semifinals. And Madrid closes the year in April.
Alfonso Pérez Burrull in the ‘Marcador’ program on Radio MARCA: “It is absolutely disproportionate to send off a player for an action like that. He retains the ball for only three seconds and the referee has to be much more balanced with what the teams are playing for and above all because of the impact on the match. It borders on abuse of authority.”
Pedro Martín, the referee specialist of Tiempo de Juego: “Vincic took matters into his own hands and sent off a player for very little, for almost nothing. It is one of those expulsions that will go down in the history of the tournament for the minute of the expulsion, for the result of the match, for the knockout round and for the rivals. So bad for the referee who has been very influential in the result.”
Mateu Lahoz at Movistar+: “The referee was confused, he didn’t know it was the second one, but I go further. It is clear that Camavinga could have saved it, but even for a yellow, at the moment of the match, where the foul occurred and without clear damage to Bayern, because it did not create any dangerous resumption, it was a manageable first yellow. It is a pretty big mistake, it should not have happened”
Rüdiger bites his tongue: “It’s better if I don’t talk tonight”
Eduardo Iturralde in Sports Carousel: “At this level you can’t caution a player for that and leave them with 10. A referee who knows what this is about manages the play better; poor management by Vincic, but Camavinga doesn’t have to catch the ball”
L’Equipe: “The first yellow card, indisputable, was for grabbing Jamal Musiala’s shirt (78th minute); the second punished his attitude: for retaining the ball instead of returning it, he received a yellow card, which turned into a red one, leaving his team with ten men and precipitating defeat”
BILD: “After a foul on Kane, he had kept the ball. Vincic first shows him the yellow card and then realizes that the Frenchman had already seen a yellow. Then the referee shows the red card. Would he have sent him off anyway? It’s doubtful!”
Steven Gerrard: “As the guys said in the study, the first yellow card, sometimes as a midfielder you have to do that to stop an important counterattack, but if you receive a second yellow card for something that is going to help your team or you are risking your physicality, it is understandable, but a moment of foolishness and madness has cost the team dearly and a really key moment in the game”
Luis Diaz: “The referee was correct in my opinion. He didn’t give the ball, we wanted to serve quickly. He just took the ball. We went higher”
Guardian: “The Frenchman had received a warning just a few minutes before, and receives a second unnecessary yellow card. After committing a foul on Kane, Camavinga clears the ball (or dribbles) to prevent Bayern from taking a quick free kick. The referee does not hesitate and shows him the yellow card and then the red one.”
The Sun: “He receives a yellow card for holding the ball, his second warning. Camavinga is sent off after his error and the two cardsyellow cards that he received in 8 minutes”
RMC sports: “The former Rennes player, who came on as a substitute for Brahim Díaz, received his first yellow card for a foul on Jamal Musiala (minute 78). He then held the ball for a few seconds after the infraction. Two consecutive yellow cards, in just eight minutes, cost the 23-year-old French international his expulsion.”
Outrage at Real Madrid TV
“Real Madrid has been left with ten. The referee… the match has completely gotten out of hand for the referee. The second yellow card is totally unfair. Camavinga takes the ball two meters to try to delay Bayern’s serve. He leaves Real Madrid with ten and there, with all the physical fatigue, they get the tie. When you try to achieve the miracle, you get the fourth”
”The Real Madrid that has not only beaten Bayern Munich at the Allianz Arena, but has put itself ahead of the German team on three occasions. It has taken the initiative, it has controlled. In the first half it has been much better and in the second it has had clearer chances. I think that the referee’s decision has been very rigorous. Camavinga is looking to recover the position, he does not move the ball. That decision, at that moment, has harmed the interests of Real Madrid. Real Madrid has given “The face, he has called Bayern Munich a familiar name.”
