The second incident, where Facundo Medina's rear arm hit the ball after a tackle on Vinicius Junior, caused an uproar in France.
The Merengues obtained a veiled penalty in the first period after Rodrygo Goes caused a fault by Geoffrey Kondogbia, but were then reduced to ten to 20 minutes from the end following a whim by Dani Carvajal. With a tie score and an undecided match, this penalty has tipped the scales in favor of Real Madrid.
Roberto de Zerbi disconcerted by a “shameful” decision
During his media interventions in different languages, from Zerbi underlined the pressure exerted by the media on arbitrators as a factor in the decision.
“Ah, incredible. Never. Never. It is not a penalty. But I think you know it better than me, Real Madrid, when the day before, they did this … Vacarme. Amazing. I don't want to argue, but it's never a penalty, “Zerbi told CBS.
“I don't want to argue, but …”
De Zerbi repeated to Movistar+ that the penalty was ” A shame. But with Real Sociedad (Dean Huijsen was expelled against them on Saturday), everyone is talking about injustice towards Real Madrid, and tonight it was us. »»
“When I say it's shameful, I don't think about it. I say that it is not a penalty, and I will say it even if it turns in our favor … What happened with Madrid against Real Sociedad … If the referee today was Bosnian … I don't think about it. »»
