Article by Aurelian Botezatu – Published Monday, 08 December 2025, 07:47 / Updated on Monday, 08 December 2025 07:50
Real Madrid lost, 0-2, the match against Ionuț Radu's Celta, but also 3 players, all eliminated.
Real Madrid lost Fran Garcia in the 64th minute, 0-1, for two yellow cards in the space of a minute, following reckless tackles. The match became tense, and in the first of the additional minutes dictated by referee Quintero González, it was Alvaro Carreras' turn to see two “yellows” one after the other. The first for protests, the other, it was not clear for what.
Real's bench jumped “in the air”, Endrick was penalized with “red” directly, while on the field, Swedberg “closed” the table: 0-2. Former FIFA referee Perez Burrull commented for the daily Marca on the decisions made by the “central” and concluded that the removal of Fran Garcia is justified, but as for Carreras, he was hasty.
Marca specialist: “Only the elimination of Fran Garcia was correct”
“I think the two yellow cards shown to Fran García were correct. His coach's reaction says it all (no – Xabi Alonso scolded Garcia). But the referee should have handled the incident «Carreras» different. It's his fault.
Real Madrid wanted to get back into the game quickly and nothing happened to justify leaving a nine-man squad. He has to withstand the protests and the pressure of the match. But I don't think this influenced the result,” said Perez Burrull.
Vinicius jr: “The referee will give more red cards”
Marca reporters also learned what the “central” Quintero González wrote in his report. And Carreras allegedly yelled at him “you're terrible”. Immediately after the left-back's dismissal, Vinicius jr reportedly joked: “He'll give more red cards.”
And he was right. The referee sent off Endrick with a straight red after, along with Asensio, Mastantuono, Brahim and Xabi Alonso, the Brazilian stormed the 4th official.
