Ansu Fati entered the scene in the 46th minute, replacing Semedo, and he only lasted four minutes on the pitch. The youth squad made a tough tackle on Calero in the 49th minute. At first, Martínez Munuera showed him a yellow card, but after reviewing the play on the VAR monitor, he rectified his decision and showed him the red one minute later. Iturralde had no doubt that the action was worthy of the expulsion: “It is a very red card. It is late.”
A minute later, Espanyol would also be left with ten players for a hard tackle from Pol Lozano to Piqué. Martínez Munuera also did not sanction the action with red, but showed the yellow. And it was the VAR who urged him to rectify his decision, which led to the expulsion of the Spanish player. Iturralde also saw this offense worthy of expulsion: “They are two serious rough play plays both. And in both the VAR had to enter to send off. At this level an international referee who is not able to see either of them has to make him reflect on his commitment to error, without thinking about the lifeguard of the VAR “.