In normal circumstances, in a fair league, the second half starts 9 vs 11.
Instead, it starts 11 vs 11 - and then the referee punishes you with a double punishment (red card & penalty), a rare occasion in today's football. The same action a few weeks ago for your direct rival, wasn't even called, let alone punished with a red card.
Was the performance good? Of course not, there's much to be improved - but everyone would be influenced by this course of actions, the momentum completely changes.
In this league, they get you out of the game with little actions, like Baena comitting 5 fouls in the first half without getting booked.
Today is not the first time it happened, perhaps not the last time either.
Real Madrid have to improve & get better - but they also have to get used to play with a different standard of refereeing against them. This is the harsh reality of this "competition".
🇪🇸| Il s’est écroulé l’an dernier dans ce même match, aujourd'hui il est excellent comme son début de saison : Dean Huijsen quel joueur ! 🤯
Le potentiel était là mais Mou est train de le transformer en MONSTRE...
Un avis noyé dans la mer ! 🫡
Daniel Cormier critique vivement Gable Steveson pour avoir quitté la cage après sa défaite. 😡
🗣️ “Tu ne peux pas être un grand vainqueur et ensuite un perdant ingrat.”
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Khamzat Chimaev saute par-dessus la cage pour célébrer avec Arman Tsarukyan, après sa victoire.
Arman saute de l’autre côté de la cage pour célébrer avec Nina Drama 😭😭😭
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