Real Madrid obsessed Espanyol On match day 22 of 2024-25 The league Season, which aims to maintain its speed at the top of the table. In a heated match, the home team secured a narrow 1-0 victory, but the controversy broke out after Kylical Mbappe was brought by a reckless tackle, Urges coach Carlo Ancelotti to openly criticize the judge’s decision.
The game quickly became controversial. In the ninth minute, Espanyol -striker Jofre Carreras handled the ball inside the boxWith furiously furious protests from Real Madrid players, but no punishment was awarded. Later, in the 21st minute, Vinicius Júnior saw his goal excluded because of a foul committed by MbappeFurther driving of Madrid’s frustration.
But the most controversial moment came in the 60th minute, When Carlos Romero tackled Mbappe from behind and caught him directly on the calf. Despite the ruthless character of the challenge, was not, and the judge Alejandro Muñiz Ruiz issued only a yellow card. On the question of the decision, Ancelotti Did not hold back in their criticism:
“The decision of the judge and where is inexplicable. The most important thing is to protect the player, and it was a clear foul – a very ugly challenge with serious risk. Fortunately, nothing happened, but there was a risk of injury. Where are situations like this. We find it inexplicable that a red card was not given“Said the coach at the press conference after the match.
Pressed if judge decisions have gone against Real Madrid recently, Ancelotti chose to remain diplomatic but firm: “I don’t want to talk about this topic. I just refer to what happened today in the match, and I repeat, we find the decision they made inexplicably when everyone has seen it. “
Mbappe and Romero react to the event
Following Espanyol’s dramatic 85-minute winnerAttention quickly shifted the controversy surrounding Romero’s tackle. When asked about the matter, both main characters gave different reactions.
After the match, Carlos Romero Foulen and his challenge at Mbappe addressed. “I knew it was impossible to stop him in full step, so I tried to slow him down but I could. It was a bit of an ugly tackle, and I apologize to him. It was no longer possible; It stayed there“Said the defender
As for Mbappe, when asked in the mixed zone if he believed the challenge justified a red card, the French star refused to comment, Only offers a smirk while making a zipper gesture — because he didn’t prefer not to speak in the matter.
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