Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti expressed his workforce’s frustration on Saturday, stating that they had been “bothered” by midfielder Jude Bellingham’s crimson card, which was issued after the controversial closing whistle within the 2-2 La Liga draw towards Valencia.
England’s Bellingham acquired a crimson card for protesting after referee Jesus Gil Manzano blew the ultimate whistle simply earlier than Bellingham struck what would have been a 99th-minute successful aim on the Mestalla.
Manzano blew the whistle as Brahim Diaz was delivering his would-be help. Following the choice, Madrid gamers, coaches, and substitutes flooded the pitch to confront the referee, leading to Bellingham’s crimson card.
“I think what just happened is unprecedented. It’s never happened to me,” Ancelotti advised reporters.
“What bothers us is the red card for Bellingham because he didn’t say anything insulting. He was frustrated, of course,” mentioned Ancelotti, including that Bellingham had used a standard English swearword when telling the referee it was a aim.
Madrid’s second attract three league video games leaves the 35-time Spanish champions seven factors away from second-placed Girona, who head to lowly Mallorca on Sunday.
On Wednesday, Ancelotti’s outfit welcome RB Leipzig within the Champions League final 16 second leg, with a 1-0 mixture lead.
The hosts in central Spain led 2-0 after simply half an hour, as striker Hugo Duro and Roman Yaremchuk deservedly put Valencia within the lead.
Real’s response got here 5 minutes into first-half damage time with Vinicius Junior’s first aim.
The Brazilian attacker then equalized with 14 minutes to play.
The recreation marked his return to a floor the place he was racially abused final season, and Vinicius celebrated each objectives with gestures towards the Valencia crowd, together with elevating his fist to the air after one effort.
Madrid pushed ahead for a winner as Valencia’s Mouctar Diakhaby tried to clear however his proper leg was trapped underneath Tchouameni within the 89th minute.
Guinea’s Diakhaby was stretchered off after gamers from either side had been visibly shaken by his damage.
After the incident, the referee added seven minutes of damage time. Almost two additional minutes had been performed when Bellingham thought he had claimed three factors.
The draw offers Girona an opportunity to chop the deficit to 4 factors on Sunday.
Sociedad issues
Earlier, a reshuffled Real Sociedad went all the way down to a fourth defeat of their final 5 matches with a 3-2 loss to Sevilla forward of their Champions League second leg towards Paris Saint-Germain.
This second consecutive setback in La Liga plunges the Basques into doubt simply three days earlier than they host PSG hoping to show spherical a 2-0 first-leg deficit.
The Basques had been undone by Moroccan striker Youssef En-Nesyri, who bagged a brace in two minutes early within the recreation earlier than Sergio Ramos received the third on 65 minutes.
An Andre Silva penalty deep into first-half damage time gave the guests hope however Brais Mendez’s comfort within the second minute of added time was not sufficient.
Third-placed Barcelona coach Xavi mentioned on Saturday it was now the “moment of truth” for his facet who’re on a roll of 4 league wins in 5 with an away match at Athletic Bilbao in La Liga and a Champions League return recreation at dwelling to Napoli.
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