Real Madrid was beaten by Celta de Vigo 0-2 in a match where refereeing was one of the protagonists and where the white team finished with nine after the expulsions of Fran García and Álvaro Carreras, Endrick also saw a straight red card. A match in which the players and Xabi Alonso found themselves unbalanced, which was seen with the first of the expulsions, that of Fran.
Celta took the lead on the scoreboard thanks to a goal from Williot in the 53rd minute. Claudio Giráldez’s team, who had an excellent match, pulled out all the stops in the second half. Madrid made life even more complicated when Fran García received the first yellow card for a foul on Carreira.
Committing this foul, Celta made three passes and the white team’s full-back committed another foul and received the second yellow card, ending up being sent off from the match. The match referee, Alejandro Quintero González, did not hesitate. to show him the second yellow card in less than a minute.
Xabi Alonso, desperate and angry at what he had just seen, said a few words to his player as he headed towards the locker room tunnel. “Fran, don’t make fun of me.” commented the Spanish coach to Fran García.
Real Madrid failed to react in time and found themselves with nine players on the pitch following the expulsion of Álvaro Carreras along with Fran García. A situation which Celta took advantage of when Williot scored the second goal in stoppage time.
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