Real Madrid also missed Bellingham due to a red card for Jude Bellingham because of an insult to referee in Spanish title fight – but Atletico did not use this.
Real had to be satisfied with a 1-1 (1: 0) in the away game at CA Osasuna. City rival Atlético Madrid could have passed and became the leaders, but left this chance: After a 1: 1 (0: 0) against Celta Vigo, Atlético remains one point behind in second place behind Real.
“Fuck you” or “fuck off”?
Kylian Mbappé had achieved the lead for Real Madrid after a quarter of an hour before Bellingham apparently lost his nerves. The Englishman did not seem to have agreed with a referee decision and also informed the referee José Luis Munuera. The latter pulled out the red card and sent the midfield star off the square in the 39th minute.
Trainer Carlo Ancelotti was looking for the reason for Bellingham’s dismissal in the foreign language skills of the referee. “I think the referee didn’t understand the English well. He said ‘fuck off’ and not ‘fuck you’. That is a big difference”, Ancelotti said at the press conference after the game: “I think the red card was shown because the referee was nervous.”
In the friendly case, “Fuck Off” means “hood off”.
The Englishman himself explained: “There was no intention to insult him, there was no insult. I think you can see that it was a misunderstanding.” He didn’t even turn to the referee. “It was an expression to myself”, said the 21-year-old.
History between real and the Referees
To the annoyance of Real, Osasuna came to compensate for ante Budemir (58th) through a penalty. The video assistant had switched on after Eduardo Camavinga had stepped on the foot after completing a Budimir goal shot from Budimir. Real coach Ancelotti beat both hands on the sidelines on the sidelines.
Real had recently had massively and publicly criticized the referees in Spain. After the 0-1 at Espanyol Barcelona, the “royal” had written a four -page protest letter to the Spanish Football Association and published it on their website. The performance of the referee team including the Var was “scandalous”. She is “The highlight of a completely discredited referee system, the decisions of which have achieved a point at which the falsification and manipulation of the competition can no longer be ignored”real.
The league rejected that. The club tour “lost the mind,” said league President Javier Tebas in response, according to AP news agency. Tebas also revealed that the league is considering legal steps because of the letter.