‘It’s a penalty from here to the moon’ – Real Madrid manager Alvaro Arbeloa doubles down on refereeing
‘It’s a penalty from here to the moon’ – Real Madrid manager Alvaro Arbeloa doubles down on refereeing Real Madrid manager Alvaro Arbeloa has pointed the finger at officiating again after his side failed to win against Girona on Friday night , sliding to a third straight game without a win. Thomas Lemar’s equaliser in the second half proved too much of an obstacle to overcome for his side, which was rotated ahead of the return leg against Bayern Munich in the Champions League. The main talking point in his press conference was a penalty in the last minute that was not given, after Kylian Mbappe went down in the box.
Arbeloa was furious at the decision. “For me, it’s a penalty here and on the moon. And… well, it’s just another one.
Another one, another week. It is what it is,” he told Diario AS . ‘VAR enters when it’s convenient’ Mbappe was seen bleeding after his collision with Vitor Reis, and Arbeloa was asked why VAR did not intervene.
“No… no… I don’t understand it myself, and I don’t think anyone does. When does VAR come in? I imagine it’s when it’s convenient, and when it’s not, well, it doesn’t.
It’s something that… well, as I said yesterday, you already know my opinion . And these events really confirm it. It’s a clear-cut case, in my opinion.
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