SEVILLE, Spain — Jude Bellingham, Antonio Rüdiger and Lucas Vázquez have been all proven purple playing cards within the dramatic closing phases of Actual Madrid‘s 3-2 extra-time defeat to Barcelona within the Copa del Rey last on Saturday.
Madrid fought again after going behind to Pedri‘s first-half strike, with a Kylian Mbappé free kick and an Aurélien Tchouaméni header placing them in entrance, earlier than Barça’s Ferran Torres levelled to drive additional time.
Jules Koundé scored the profitable aim within the 116th minute, after which, as Madrid desperately pushed for an equaliser, Rüdiger and Vázquez — who had each already been substituted — have been each dismissed.
The Germany worldwide was despatched off for protesting the choice by referee Ricardo de Burgos Bengoetxea to award a foul towards Mbappé within the sport’s final seconds, denying Madrid one final likelihood to launch an assault.
Rüdiger threw an object onto the pitch from the bench, after which needed to be repeatedly held again by plenty of teammates and workers after being proven the purple card.
Vázquez was additionally dismissed for disputing the referee’s choices, and coming into the sector of play.
The referee’s report later confirmed that after the sport, Bellingham had been despatched off for “approaching the referee with an aggressive angle, and having to be restrained by his teammates.”
“I do not know what occurred, we’ll need to see,” coach Carlo Ancelotti mentioned in his post-match information convention. “I can simply say Rüdiger performed a unbelievable sport. He saved going so long as he might [before being substituted]. He was drained and could not do any extra, so I can solely say I respect the hassle he put in.”
Ancelotti mentioned Mbappé had began on the bench for Madrid — being launched at half-time – as a result of he hadn’t absolutely recovered his health after struggling a sprained ankle within the Champions League defeat to Arsenal 10 days earlier.
“Mbappé wasn’t capable of play 90 minutes, so I most well-liked to place him on within the second half when the rhythm had dropped a bit,” Ancelotti mentioned. “He performed very effectively.”
Madrid’s loss is the third time they’ve been overwhelmed by Barcelona this season, after falling 4-0 in LaLiga, and 5-2 within the Spanish Supercopa.
They nonetheless have an opportunity of profitable the league title, at present sitting 4 factors behind Barça, with 5 video games left to play, together with one other Clásico on Could 11.
