The surprising and controversial red to Felipe

Anfield received the Dutch referee Danny Makkelie with whistles for the memory of the elimination in the round of 16 of the Champions League. A match in which the Liverpool was higher than Atlético de Madrid, despite the final result but in which there was no controversial play in memory.

Something that radically changed this Wednesday. After half an hour, the referee showed a controversial red card to Felipe. The center-back made a tactical foul in midfield on Mané to stop a counter. Yellow manual. The Dutchman called him to show him the card, while the Brazilian recovered his position. He used the whistle up to three times to get him closer and be able to admonish him, but the player did not come near … So the braid sent him off.

After the red the players of the Atlético de Madrid they began to claim easy to reconsider his decision. But there was no going back and the colchoneros were left with one less player. Something surprising for a foul in the center of the field.

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