It was absolutely necessary to win on the Merengue side. After the huge setback inflicted by AtlĂ©tico last weekend (5-2) – and even if there was a European duel against Kairat Almaty in the middle of the week – it was against Villarreal that the reaction of the men of Xabi Alonso was expected. Led by a good Vinicius JR, the Madrilenians came to the end of one of the big fish of this liga on the 3-1 score, temporarily recovering the throne of the leader of the Spanish championship.
But the least we can say is that the meeting was marked by the controversy, and once again in Spain, we speak more of the arbitration of this meeting than of the result itself. Two actions are considered to be disputed by Villarreal players and by many journalists across the country. First, there is this penalty granted to Vinicius Jr on a contact by Rafa Marin in the surface, which the Brazilian himself transformed.
Villarreal mad with rage
Then, while the yellow submarine returned to the match, the former Flamengo caused the expulsion of Santiago Mouriño, who received a second yellow in a duel with the number 7 Madrid on the left side. An expulsion deemed very severe by all observers, like the former international referee Eduardo Iturralde González, who explained on the Cadena Ser that there was not even lack. After the match, we did not hesitate to climb to the niche side Villarreal. “The penalty hurts us a lot, you just have to see how it simulates, with both feet forward. Expulsion is the same. If it is already difficult to win at the Bernabéu, with that, it is even more so ”for example launched midfielder Santi Comesaña on Dazn.
“If I say what I think I am sanctioning my friend”wrote the Argentinian defender Juan Foyth on his social networks. Marcelino, coach of the yellow submarine, called him the irony to defend the interests of his people: “Whether the Technical Committee of Arbitrators comes and decides whether things have been done well or not. I'm sure everything was ok “. The official account of the Valencia Region club itself qualified the Madrid victory of “Polemic”. And as much to say that in Barcelona, ​​we also rage …
