Barcelona Coach Hansi Flick Slam Disrespectful Jude Bellingham For Red Card Outburst

Barcelona coach Hansi Flick has accused Jude Bellingham of being “disrespectful” after the Real Madrid star was sent-off in the 1-1 La Liga draw with Osasuna.

Bellingham was shown a straight red card for dissent after just 39 minutes on Saturday following a heated exchange with referee Jose Munuera Montero. The incident sparked wild reaction on the pitch with Madrid players surprised of the referee’s decision.

Madrid manager Carlo Ancelotti was also shown a yellow card. After the match, Bellingham insisted it had been a “misunderstanding” and that he had not insulted the referee.

However, Barcelona manager Hansi Flick believes the act from Bellingham was disrespectful.

Jude Bellingham receives a red card form match Referee, José Luis Munuera Montero and is sent off during the LaLiga match between CA Osasuna and Real Madrid (Photo by Juan Manuel Serrano Arce/Getty Images)

“It was disrespectful, it’s not for me to decide (what exactly Bellingham meant) but I tell my players not to waste time or energy talking to the referees,” said Flick on Sunday.

“Only the captain is supposed to talk to the referee and picking up a red card like that is bad for his team.”

Meanwhile, Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti said Bellingham should not have been dismissed.

“I think with Bellingham’s red card (the referee) didn’t understand the English well… I don’t think it’s something offensive,” Ancelotti told reporters.

It was Bellingham’s second red card for Madrid since joining from Borussia Dortmund in 2023, with the first coming last March after arguing with referee Jesus Gil Manzano following a 2-2 draw at Valencia.