🤯 Ref shows red by mistake?! This moment leaves Real furious

🤯 Ref shows red by mistake?! This moment leaves Real furious

After years of waiting, FC Bayern Munich finally ended the Real curse and knocked Real Madrid out of the Champions League in spectacular fashion in the quarter-final second leg at the Allianz Arena, thanks to late goals from Luis Díaz and Michael Olise.

And as so often when Real Madrid are eliminated from a competition, the referee was in the spotlight shortly before full time and after the final whistle. Slovenian official Slavko Vinčić did in fact cause some irritation when he sent Eduardo Camavinga, who had come on in the 62nd minute, for an early shower after just 24 minutes on the pitch.

After committing a tactical foul on Jamal Musiala (78'), Camavinga made a real blunder in the 86th minute. After fouling Harry Kane, he carried the ball with him for a few more yards. In a heated closing phase, that can certainly result in a yellow card, but it is not usually enough to earn a second booking.

Referee Vinčić immediately pulled out the yellow card and had already turned away again, but only seemed to realize shortly afterwards that the Real player had already been booked. As a result, he had no choice but to show the red card as well.

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That understandably caused anger among the football stars. While Vinícius Júnior gave in to sarcastic applause in the direction of the referee, Arda Güler was shown red after the final whistle after immediately charging toward the official. Díaz’s goal, incidentally, followed the sending-off almost by return post.

And of course, the debates online did not take long to begin either.

What’s your take on this controversy? Was this Champions League knockout match decided by the referee, and is the anger from Madrid justified — or is it ultimately just a formality?

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