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Espanyol questions refereeing after Real Madrid loss

From ABC Color · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • Espanyol questioned a refereeing decision after their 1-2 loss to Real Madrid, referencing a play involving Vinícius Júnior.
  • Real Madrid goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois responded, suggesting Espanyol should examine their own players' actions before criticizing.
  • Courtois argued that Vinícius Júnior was fouled and that other Espanyol players should have received yellow cards.

Espanyol took to social media after their 1-2 defeat to Real Madrid in LaLiga EA Sports, questioning the referee's calls. The club posted on X, "From how many swimming pools do you get a second yellow card? It's for a friend," seemingly referencing an incident involving Real Madrid's Vinícius Júnior.

Real Madrid's goalkeeper, Thibaut Courtois, responded to the tweet in the mixed zone. He suggested that Espanyol should first look at their own team's behavior during matches. "I'd like to see all the tweets teams make against us when they play against others," Courtois stated. "If we're talking about this rule, Cala should have been sent off earlier; the kick to the back, the yellow card with Vini, the first foul in the second half on Carreras that, if he didn't have a yellow, the referee would have given him one 100%..."

Courtois added, "First, you have to look in the mirror and see what happens in a game with your players. Then, all forwards dive when they feel contact, he felt contact, he went to the ground, and the referee was right there. It's easy to sweep things under your own rug."

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Originally published by ABC Color in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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