The attitude of some Real Madrid players in the Copa del Rey final this weekend, won by FC Barcelona (3-2), had been controversial. Not only in Spain, moreover, since the images of an antonio rüdiger crazy with rage and wanting to do battle with the referee quickly went around the planet. Lucas Vazquez and Jude Bellingham had also received a red card after arresting the referees of the meeting in a fairly aggressive way, while in the stands, Dani Carvajal was filmed in the process of copiously insulting the referee.
Highly criticized behaviors on social networks therefore, and many claim exemplary sanctions for Real Madrid players involved. The verdict fell on Tuesday, following the meeting of the competition committee of the Spanish Federation (RFEF). Antonio Rüdiger received 6 suspension games, while Lucas Vazquez took 2. As for Jude Bellingham, he was bleached and will therefore not be suspended for any meeting.
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Sanctions that did not please the other side of the Pyrenees, since as was the case for Kylian Mbappé, who had only received a suspension match after his sole on an Alavés player, they are considered too mild. “The sanction of Lucas Vazquez is normal. That of Rüdiger is too short. If we want to finish with violence in football but apply the minimum sanctions, the one who commits the offense always wins. He wanted to attack a referee. If a supporter launches a projectile on a referee, the sanction is much larger. So it must also be for a player, who gives the example “for example launched the former referee Eduardo Iturralde González on the Cadena Ser.
“What makes me get the most teeth is that Bellingham has taken no match. For Carvajal, having seen that he insults the son of Pxt the referee, they will not sanction him? If there is no sanction, this commission is a joke ”he added. In the Catalan press, the reactions are also fairly clear. “Inexplicably, Bellingham has no sanction, when he was expelled after showing an aggressive attitude towards the referees”indicates for example Sport. All this will not calm tensions around arbitration with our neighbors …
