Article by Aurelian Botezatu – Published Friday, April 17, 2026, 09:05 / Updated Friday, April 17, 2026 09:06
Eduardo Camavinga received a second yellow card in the 86th minute of the second leg with Bayern (1-2 in the first leg) in the “quarters” of the League, with the score 3-2 for Real Madrid.
After the elimination of the Frenchman, Real received two goals, scored by Luis Diaz (min. 89) and Michael Olise (90+4), and was eliminated from the competition. On the field, he did not accept that he was wrong, but later revised his attitude and apologized on social media late Thursday night.
“I take responsibility. I want to apologize to my teammates and fans. Thank you for your support. Hala Madrid, always!” posted Camavinga. He had been brought on in the 64th minute of the game, in place of Brahim Diaz, to strengthen the defense.
Eduardo Camavinga collected two yellow cards in 8 minutes
But in just 8 minutes, he managed to pick up two yellow cards. In the 78th minute for the prolonged pulling of Jamal Musiala's shirt, launched towards Lunin's box, and in the 86th minute for a foul on Harry Kane followed by a time delay, through a prolonged retention of the ball.
At the sight of the second warning, Camavinga reacted very surprised and contested the sanction before the referee. The teammates also protested, including at the end, when Arda Guler insisted so much in front of the referee Zlavko Vincic that he also showed him the red card.
In the end, Real Madrid decided not to lodge a complaint with UEFA against the Slovenian 'centre', and Netherlands coach Ronald Koeman suggested that rather than blame Vincic for their failure, it would be better to look in their own backyard.
Ronald Koeman: “If I was a coach, I would be more angry with the player”
“I also saw Camavinga's second yellow card. The foul wasn't that serious, it wasn't a yellow card, but he shouldn't have held the ball.
If I was a coach, I would be more angry with the player. After committing the foul he had to leave the ball and walk away to regain his position. By holding the ball, you left the decision in the referee's hands and you can't do that“, Koeman pointed out.
