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Scandal as much as the house after the first stage of the Champions League: “It is shameful”

Article by Maria Olteanu – published on Wednesday, September 17, 2025, 07:58 / Updated Wednesday, September 17, 2025 07:59

Marseille's head coach Roberto de Zerbi (46 years old), commented on the defeat with 1-2 in front of Real Madrid in the first stage of the Champions League. It was extremely vehement when he spoke about the second penalty of the Madrid, which he challenged.

Mbappe marked a “double” penalty on “Santiago Bernabeu” and brought the victory of the Spaniards, who did not fall well to the French, unhappy that the second penalty was dictated.

In the 81st minute, at the score of 1-1, after the French drove with 1-0, Real Madrid received the second penalty after a hen committed in their own media square, a penalty that Roberto de Zerbi called “embarrassing”.

Roberto de Zerbi, unhappy after the failure of the Champions League

The man's technician was disappointed that his team did not get at least one point, especially after playing in numerical superiority from the 72nd minute, following the Red Carten received by Dani Carvajal.

“I am very disappointed, because we could win. We have many new players and it is difficult to make them play in Unison in such a short time. But I already told them that today we did enough to achieve a different result,” said Zerbi, quoted by Sportal.bg.

“I am convinced that today I could win. I think that in the first 20 minutes I was too caution, but then we relaxed. I'm sorry that when we stayed in numerical superiority, we could not press the opponent with the whole team 20-30 meters above. Then the victory would have been more realistic.”continued the Italian, who was extremely dissatisfied for the second penalty received by Madrid.

“The second penalty is embarrassing, shameful, it wasn't. I would have said the same thing even if it was in favor of my team. It is never a penalty. After the match with Real Sociedad, everyone was talking about injustice against Real Madrid, ”Zerbi told.

Omul's next match in the competition is a match on his own ground against Ajax, on “Velodrome”, on September 30.

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