Álvaro Arbeloa: “All Real Madrid’s work went down the drain because of a decision the referee made”
He spoke in Munich after defeat to Bayern
Jude Bellingham (Real Madrid) and Alvaro Arbeloa (Real Madrid) with post game despair during UEFA Champions league Quarter Final UEFA Champions League: Bayern Munich and Real Madrid at Allianz Arena, Munich, Germany on April 15 2026. (Photo by Ulrik Pedersen/NurPhoto via Getty Images) | NurPhoto via Getty Images Real Madrid coach Álvaro Arbeloa cut a dejected figure as he spoke to the media after a 4-3 defeat on the night against Bayern Munich knocked his side out of the UEFA Champions League at the quarter-final stage. On the mood in the locker room, he said: “Very hurt… very hurt.
Especially because of the way it happened. I congratulate Bayern on their great performance in the tie, but we would have liked them to beat us differently. It was an inexplicable red card, no one understands it.
That’s why there’s a sense of injustice and anger. All the work and effort went down the drain because of a decision like the one the referee made. ” Arbeloa on the red card “No one understands why a player would be sent off for a play like that.
At that moment, the play was over. It’s an unfair decision, and we’re really hurt by it. It’s something you can’t control.