SUMMARY
- Jude Bellingham received a red card following a confrontation with the referee after his late goal was disallowed.
- Real Madrid manager Carlo Ancelotti expressed his frustration over Bellingham's red card.
Jude Bellingham received a red card following a harsh outburst at the referee. Vinicius Junior gave Real Madrid two goals on March 2 at the Mestalla in a 2-2 draw with Valencia. After the game, there was a lot of drama since Bellingham’s Real Madrid goal was scored just before the referee sounded the full-time whistle.
In the process, Jude Bellingham was suspended for two games due to this incident with the referee. Although, Jude seemed to be vocal about his innocence and admitted he did not say anything offensive.
“Suspension? I don’t think I said anything offensive, I didn’t say anything different from what my teammates said. If I have to miss the games, I accept it and I will support the team from the stands,” Bellingham said.
⚪️ Bellingham: “Suspension? I don’t think I said anything offensive, I didn’t say anything different from what my teammates said”.
“If I have to miss the games, I accept it and I will support the team from the stands”. pic.twitter.com/hiPLCoXIm6
— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) March 7, 2024
Jude Bellingham appeared to have scored the game-winning goal right before the finish when he headed in from the edge of the six-yard box. However, because the referee blew the whistle for full-time before the cross entered the box, the goal was disregarded. Jude insulted the referee following the game and was given a red card as a result.
Carlo Ancelotti opens up on the Jude Bellingham incident
Manager Carlo Ancelotti got angry when Jude Bellingham received a late red card and was sent out for a confrontation with the referee.
⚪️ Ancelotti: “What to say… there is not much to say. Something unprecedented has happened”.
“We’re not happy with Jude’s red card. He just told the referee: it’s f*cking goal. He didn’t insult Gil Manzano”. pic.twitter.com/y7YwFCI9Nv
— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) March 2, 2024
Carlo said, “We were annoyed by Bellingham’s red card because he didn’t say anything insulting. It was frustrating, he said: “it’s a f****g goal” and that’s the truth. He didn’t insult Gil Manzano.” Carlo appeared to be highly irritated with the decisions made by the referees in La Liga.
Carlo Ancelotti reveals Real Madrid will appeal Jude Bellingham’s suspension
Jude Bellingham received a two-game suspension on March 6th for demonstrating against the referee after his late goal was disallowed in a match last weekend in the Spanish league.
But Los Blancos aren’t giving up easily, and they plan to file another appeal, as Carlo Ancelotti said, before RB Leipzig’s Champions League match on March 6th, as reported by Fabrizio Romano. “We will appeal the two games sanction to Bellingham. It seems unfair to us,” said Ancelotti.
🚨🗣️ Carlo Ancelotti: “We will appeal Bellingham’s suspension because it is not fair.”
— Madrid Xtra (@MadridXtra) March 6, 2024
It remains to be seen how this story unfolds in the coming days as Real Madrid seems upset with La Liga and their decision to suspend their star midfielder for 2 matches. Also, the La Liga have been facing a lot of scrutiny regarding the referee decisions in recent matches