Funny afternoon for Kylian Mbappé. While Real Madrid led 1-0 on the lawn of Alavés thanks to a goal from Eduardo Camavonga in the 34th minute of play, this first period was marked by the expulsion of the Bondynois. An indisputable direct red card, following a huge sole of the number 9 Madrid on the leg of Antonio Blanco, to whom he could have hurt very much …
Inevitably, a question arises now: what sanction for the French striker? Will he be able to play the final of Copa del Rey against FC Barcelona on April 26? The regulations indicate that it will receive, at least, two suspension meetings, the normal rate in the event of direct red. It will therefore be missing the meetings against Athletic next weekend, in Liga, then the match of the next week of Liga against Getafe.
Copa del Rey's final in the viewfinder
Now, it remains to be seen if there could be additional suspension meetings due to the severity of the gesture. One suspension of one more match, of three games in total, therefore, would not deprive him of the final of Copa Del Rey against Barça even if it is the next match in the calendar after Athletic and Getafe. As a reminder, the sanctions less than four games only apply to the competition concerned, while those which are equal to or greater than four games apply to all competitions.
But it is not a priori the trend, since as explained by former referee Eduardo Iturralde González on the Cadena Serthe federation's competition committee should not consider this action as “serious” despite the violence of the fault, because the ball was at stake and the will to attack is not obvious. Juan Andújar Oliver, another former Spanish referee, is of the same opinion, and he explained on ONDA CERO That he thinks that Kylian Mbappé will have only two games, even if he deserved four suspension games according to him. Kylian Mbappé should therefore, according to the first opinions of connoisseurs, do not go too badly …
