The Competition Committee has punished Real Madrid player Jude Bellingham with a two-match ban for his red card at Mestalla. The white footballer angrily protested to Gil Manzano after ending the match with controversy, as Bellingham headed a cross from Brahim Díaz into the net that would have made it 2-3 for his team at the moment in which the referee signaled the end of the match. without validating the amount.
“After the end of the game and still on the field of play, he ran towards me in an aggressive and shouting attitude, repeating on several occasions “its a fucking goal,” Gil Manzano records in the match report. A version that corroborates the Competition Committee in its resolution: “The repeated viewing of the images has not allowed this Committee to conclude, beyond all doubt, that the action that led to the expulsion did not occur as described by the referee. and, ultimately, prove the material error manifest in the arbitration report. The tone and attitude of the player and the number of times the phrase is repeated is decisive in contextualizing the action and the effect of the specific words spoken by the player, beyond their literal translation.
Just yesterday, the Real Madrid coach, Carlo Ancelotti, referred to his expulsion, calling it “wrong” and ensuring that the footballer “did not insult” Gil Manzano at any time: “I don't need to talk to Bellingham about what happened. . He is a player who tries to give everything on the field. The red card was wrong. He had frustration but he did not insult.”
Real Madrid intends to appeal this sanction, but if it continues, Bellingham will miss the next two League games, Sunday against Celta at the Bernabéu, and next week in Pamplona against Osasuna. Yes, he will be available for tonight's match against Leipzig in the second leg of the Champions League round of 16.
