” Creamy” scored the winning goal, but a moment before that the referee blew the final whistle.
Match of the 27th round of the Spanish La Liga between ValenciaUkrainian forward Roman Yaremchuk and Real MadridUkrainian goalkeeper Andrei Lunin ended in a big scandal.
The teams separated in a fighting draw with a score of 2:2, and one Yaremchuk scored one of the bat goals. True, in the last seconds of the match, Los Blancos were close to snatching victory, but due to the referee’s controversial decision they had to settle for a draw.
In the 90+9th minute, when the teams had already played seven stoppage minutes, Real Madrid midfielderJude Bellinghamscored the winning goal, heading in Brahim Diaz's cross. However, a moment before the Englishman hit, the main referee of the match, Jesus Gil Manzano, blew the final whistle, so the goal was not counted.
Jude Bellingham referee Gil Manzano: “This is a battle, the ball is in the air. What the f*ck is that.”
The referee sent him off. #ValenciaRealMadrid #LaLiga pic.twitter.com/WvblAZFqEA
Posted by Bolarinwa Olajide (@iambolar) . March 3, 2024
Real Madrid players, including Lunin, immediately rushed to the referee to express their complaints. As a result, Bellingham received a straight red card for arguing with the referee, and Madrid forward Joselu received a yellow card.
Jude Bellingham verbally abusing officials and other footballers with fire-breathing permission need to talk about it. This is embarrassing he gets applauded by Real Madrid Fans.
Mason Greenwood should be subjected to the League before dealing with this simpat. pic.twitter.com/dEk5HSsWg7
— Jacob (@UtdJacobi) March 3, 2024
In the score sheet after the game, the referee noted that Bellingham shouted at him, “It’s a fucking goal.” At the same time, Real is going to appeal Jude's red card. According to the Madrid club, the Englishman did not insult the referee.
After the end of the match, Real Madrid head coach Carlo Ancelotti admitted that such an episode occurred for the first time in his career.
“There is nothing special to talk about, this is something unprecedented. We won the rebound, had possession of the ball, and the game should have ended when Valencia took possession of the ball. This is the first time I’ve encountered something like this, there’s nothing more to add,” Ancelotti was quoted as saying by AS.
At the same time, bats coach Ruben Baraja was less categorical .
“I saw it clearly, I saw the referee whistle before the serve. He also gave them 5 minutes in the first half, during which Real scored against us. That's what the referee decided, and there is nothing more to say,” said Baraja.
After this match, Real Madrid (66 points) leads La Liga, 7 points ahead of Girona, Ukrainians Artem Dovbik and Viktor Tsygankov, who played one by one the fight is smaller. Valencia (37 points) is in ninth position.
In the next round of the Spanish championship, Los Blancos will host Celta Vigo on March 10, and Baraja's team will meet Getafe at home the day before.
