Real Madrid-Athletic has started an intense controversy. In just 16 minutes there has been an expulsion and two possible penalties not indicated by Gil Manzano, the referee of the meeting.
Raúl García saw two yellow cards in five minutes, both for fouls against Kroos. “For the first, in minute 8, he comes from two consecutive fouls that are on the edge of the yellow card and in the second Gil Manzano admonishes him,” Iturralde González explained in Sports Carousel. In the second, for another stomp on the German in 13 ', the AS and SER referee comments: “He steps on him and it's bad luck, but having a warning you can't make that tackle because they can send you off.”
On the play immediately prior to the second yellow, Athletic claimed a penalty for Carvajal's demolition of Williams: “If he whips a penalty, nothing happens, because he comes from behind and pushes him. If he whistles it is red. In any case, it is not a VAR action, it is a referee,” Iturralde argued in the broadcast.
Three minutes later in the 16 'the controversy moved to the other area, due to a penalty claimed by Madrid. There are two sets on that play. A possible downfall of Capa to Vinicius and a later hand of the Athletic defender: “There has not been even contact,” Iturralde explained, who agrees with the rojiblancos players who asked for the yellow for the Brazilian for jumping. “If he doesn't give a penalty, he has to caution him.”
The replay showed a Capa hand in that same action. “That hand inside the area is a penalty. The VAR does not enter because it considers that the play is already refereed on the field and Gil Manzano did not see it punishable “, justifies Iturralde.