The phrase that led to Bellignham’s expulsion at Valencia-Real Madrid revealed
Referee Gil Manzano ended the match two seconds before the Englishman scored what would be the winning goal; finished 2-2
The end of the match between Valencia and Real Madrid was chaotic and created huge controversy in Spanish football, something that will certainly be analyzed in the coming days, with referee Gil Manzano ending the game when Real were on the attack, and a well-aimed header from Bellingham , which would have made it 3-2, did not count.
Meanwhile, the referee’s minutes of the game were released, justifying the expulsion of Jude Bellingham , who protested vehemently.
«After the end of the match and still on the playing field, [ Bellingham ] approached me with an aggressive attitude and shouting, repeating on several occasions “it’s a goal! the ball was in the air!/it’s a fucking goal, the ball was in the air”», wrote Manzano.
Carlo Ancelotti had already disagreed with this decision (in addition to the disallowed goal) and according to the Spanish press, as the expulsion was due to protests with the referee, the Merengues will be without their best scorer of the season, at least for the meetings with the Celta and with Osasuna in the next two rounds of La Liga .
The punishment could also be extended to three games, which would prevent the Englishman from also participating in the duel with Athletic Bilbao , but the Castilian media claim that this is unlikely
