Real Madrid manager Alvaro Arbeloa has voiced out his frustration over the level of officiating during Real Madrid’s dramatic Champions League quarter-final exit at Bayern Munich.
Madrid were knocked out of the competition on Wednesday night following a breathless 4-3 second-leg defeat in Munich. The defining moment of the game came when Eduardo Camavinga was dismissed for receiving two yellow cards.
Camavinga received a second yellow card for time-wasting four minutes from time and Bayern Munich took full advantage.
Referee Slavko Vincic shows Eduardo Camavinga the second yellow Card . (Photo by Harry Langer/DeFodi Images/DeFodi via Getty Images)
Luis Diaz and Michael Olise struck late and secure Bayern’s progression to a semi-final showdown against holders Paris Saint-Germain.
Speaking after the game, Arbeloa was clinical in his assessment of the red card, suggesting that referee Slavko Vincic lacked the basic awareness of which players had already been booked.
Arbeloa stated: “Nobody understands how a player can be sent off for an action like that… the feeling is one of injustice and anger. I think the referee showed him the card because he didn’t realise he already had a yellow… because the Bayern players had to go and tell him it was his second, but honestly, it’s not even a yellow-card offence. Either the referee has never played football… or I don’t know, but I think it’s even worse that he didn’t know the player was already on a card.”
Eder Militao, Federico Valverde and Arda Gueler protest to Referee Slavko Vincic after their teammate Eduardo Camavinga (not pictured) was sent off (Photo by Adam Pretty/Getty Images)
With Madrid likely to end the season without a trophy, Arbeloa faced immediate questions regarding his position at the Bernabeu.
The Spaniard added: “The locker room is deeply hurt… I congratulate Bayern on a great tie, but we would have liked them to beat us in a different way. All the hard work and effort has been thrown overboard because of a decision like the one the referee made. It doesn’t worry me at all, and I will perfectly understand any decisions the club might make; I am a club man.”
Madrid will shift their full focus on winning the La Liga title despite trailing leaders Barcelona by nine points with only seven games remaining. Their next game will be on Tuesday when they host Deportivo Alaves.
