Getafe Players Protest Over Referee Perfromance in Loss to Real Madrid

Real Madrid secured an hard-fought 1-0 victory over Getafe on Sunday. However, the game was filled with plenty of controversy that will continue to make headlines this season.

Kylian Mbappe’s sole strike gave Madrid all three points, however, before the Frenchman’s 80th-minute strike, Getafe saw one of their players sent off, just a minute after being brought on as a substitute.

Allan Nyom received a controversial red card for a foul on Vinicius Jr. The right-back stuck his leg and arm out to trip the Brazilian to the floor, stopping him from getting behind him.

It seemed more like a yellow card challenge, but referee Jose Munuera brandished a red.

This decision has been met with plenty of words from the Getafe players, with many not holding back on the referee, VAR, and Vinicius Jr.

Getafe players spoke after the game to ‘El Chiringuito’, and many did not mince their words when talking about the decision to send Nyom off. Striker Adrian Liso spoke about the referee not wanting to talk about his actions, and asked the question about VAR not intervening to spot an obvious mistake.

“He doesn’t even want to talk to us. Not even the VAR saw it. He didn’t want to,” Adrián Liso said.

Kiko Femenia of Getafe CF, Vinicius Junior of Real Madrid during the LaLiga EA Sports match between Getafe v Real Madrid at the Coliseum Alfonso Perez on October 19, 2025 in Getafe Spain (Photo by Maria Gracia Jimenez/Soccrates/Getty Images)

Kiko Femenía, who was taken out of the game due to a yellow card he believes was not deserved. His replacement was Nyom, and he was not happy with either decision.

“None of them are red cards, none. If they give me a yellow card, it already ruins the game for me; they have to substitute me. Then Nyom gives him a tackle that could have easily been a yellow card. Everything was going very badly for them, very badly,” he said.

The right-back also had some words about Vinicius Jr., the player fouled by Nyom.

“He plays his game, it comes out well for him. The referees catch his mistakes, and then he’ll continue doing it. If the referees catch them, it will continue the same.”

The result ensure Real Madison stays at the top of the standings ahead of the El Clasico next weekend before they face Juventus in the Champions League on October 22.