The El Clasico summit between Barcelona and arch-rivals Real Madrid saw some controversy and objections to the referee’s decision in the second leg of the King’s Cup semi-final at the “Spotify Camp”. Now” Arena, Wednesday.
In the 26th minute of the first half, Brazil’s Vinicius Junior got into a verbal altercation between Real Madrid player and Barcelona player Xavi, resulting in both cautions.
The Brazilian went to collect the ball after a foul from the Barca player, who pushed him from behind, causing the two players to collide and some of the stars of both teams being forced to distance themselves from each other.
Busquets and Camavinga managed to end the clash between the two young talents, prompting the match referee Martínez Monoira to award the players a yellow card.
Javi yellow card
The clash began after Catalan coach Xavi Hernandez protested against match referee Monoeira, who had given the Barcelona coach a yellow card.
The referee went straight to the home team’s bench to caution Xavi, who protested for touching his hand against Royals’ Austrian David Alaba inside the penalty area. Spanish newspaper “Sport” reported that Barca fans attacked the referee after the incident.
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