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Ethan Mbappé sent off in Champions League debut for astonishing elbow against Betis

From Cooperativa · () Spanish

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News Named sources Outcome reported
  • Ethan Mbappé was sent off for Lille during his Champions League debut against Real Betis.
  • VAR intervened after Mbappé elbowed Betis defender Natan in the face shortly after Betis took a 3-2 lead.
  • Referee Georgi Kabakov also showed Natan a yellow card.

Ethan Mbappé’s Champions League debut for Lille ended with a straight red card after an avoidable elbow against Real Betis defender Natan.

Betis had just moved 3-2 ahead in France in the 54th minute. As the players took their positions for the restart, Mbappé struck Natan in the face with an elbow. Natan gestured toward him as he returned to his own half.

Bulgarian referee Georgi Kabakov did not initially see the incident. VAR then called him to the monitor, leading to Mbappé’s immediate dismissal. Natan received a yellow card as well.

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Originally published by Cooperativa in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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