Real: Madrid press unable to stomach the injustice of Camavinga’s sending-off

On Wednesday, Real Madrid were knocked out by Bayern Munich (1-2, 3-4) in the Champions League. The Madrid press cannot accept the 86th-minute sending-off of midfielder Eduardo Camavinga, who was foolishly and harshly shown a second yellow card.

A real controversy. At the end of a spectacular Champions League quarter-final second leg on Wednesday, Real Madrid were knocked out by Bayern Munich (1-2, 3-4).

The second leg turned on its head in the 86th minute with the sending-off of Eduardo Camavinga, who foolishly and harshly picked up a second yellow card for holding onto the ball after a foul. A decision by referee Slavko Vincic that is causing a stir in Spain…

The Madrid media are up in arms!

Right on its front page, the Madrid daily Marca sets the tone: “What an injustice!” “Camavinga’s harsh sending-off has shattered the Whites’ morale,” it also reads. “A scandalous and unfair decision by referee Vincic, regarding a stupid mistake by Camavinga, which could jeopardise his future at Real Madrid, has ruined a well-constructed match,” Marca explained.

For its part, the newspaper AS adopted an even more aggressive tone. “Until the referee decided otherwise,” read the headline in the pro-Real publication, justifying the Merengues’ defeat. “Real Madrid exit the Champions League with honour. They led three times in Munich and only conceded when Vincic reduced the team to ten men by giving Camavinga an unbelievable second yellow card,” stated AS. A deep sense of injustice therefore prevails in the Madrid press…

In Catalonia, it’s party time

Naturally, this frustration is not shared in Catalonia. Following the disappointment and frustration over FC Barcelona’s elimination by Atlético Madrid (0-2, 2-1) on Tuesday, the Catalan media are revelling in the White House’s disillusionment. “Out!”, headlines Sport, which highlights a “Madrid disaster” with “another season without silverware for the Whites”. For its part, Mundo Deportivo takes a more measured tone, referring to a “white knockout”, but is nonetheless delighted by the misfortune of Barça’s rival. The two Spanish giants have at least one thing in common this week: they are struggling to come to terms with the referees’ decisions…