Sunday’s El Clasico on the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium was a spectacle for a number of causes. For 90 minutes, Actual Madrid and Barcelona delivered an exciting contest crammed with objectives and harmful possibilities. And as soon as it was over, clashes, arguments, and on-field altercations added much more drama to the story.
Objectives from Kylian Mbappe, Jude Bellingham, and Fermin Lopez, together with the VAR selections — together with a number of disallowed objectives for Los Blancos — and Wojciech Szczesny’s penalty save have been among the many highlights of a match between the 2 strongest sides in La Liga.
Nevertheless, the post-match incidents stole the highlight. After going largely unnoticed all through the sport, Lamine Yamal discovered himself on the middle of heated altercations involving Dani Carvajal, Thibaut Courtois, and Vinicius Junior.
In that context, referee Cesar Soto Grado and his assistants paid shut consideration as they tried to find out which gamers have been answerable for inappropriate conduct in the course of the chaos — a course of later mirrored within the official match report, which confirmed disciplinary motion for a number of stars.
Referee Cesar Soto Grado exhibits a yellow card to Pedri of FC Barcelona.
What does the referee’s report say?
The ultimate report reveals that Soto Grado issued eight yellow playing cards and two crimson playing cards in El Clasico. Curiously, solely three of these bookings got here throughout precise gameplay: the 2 yellow playing cards (and subsequent crimson) proven to Pedri, plus a yellow card for Fermin Lopez after shoving an opponent.
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One participant from every staff was booked for incidents that occurred after being substituted. That features Barcelona’s Alejandro Balde and Actual Madrid’s Vinicius Junior, each cautioned “for confronting an opponent with out utilizing insults or threats from the bench.”
Moreover, three extra gamers have been booked for his or her conduct after the ultimate whistle — two from Los Blancos (Eder Militao and Rodrygo) and one from Los Blaugranas (Ferran Torres) — for a similar purpose as Balde and Vinicius.
Who was despatched off for Actual Madrid after the match in opposition to Barcelona?
Amongst all of the gamers concerned within the post-match incidents, one confronted the harshest consequence: Andriy Lunin. The Actual Madrid backup goalkeeper was proven a crimson card, as mirrored within the official report shared by Marca.
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Referee Cesar Soto Grado justified Lunin’s dismissal as follows: “For leaving his technical space and approaching the opposing bench with an aggressive angle, having to be restrained by his personal teammates.” Though Actual Madrid are anticipated to attraction the choice within the coming days, Lunin is prone to face a major suspension following his crimson card.
