Real Madrid manager Carlo Ancelotti was fury after Judge Alejandro Muniz Ruiz failed to send the eventual winner of the Espanyol Carlos Romero match for a cynical foul in Kylian Mbappe.
Madrid were the heavy favorites to defeat Espanyol threatened by the waiver after scoring 20 goals in their last five games in all competitions.
But despite the eye of 21 strokes on Espanyol's goal, including seven targeted, and enjoying 76% of the possession, Madrid slipped into a 1-0 loss thanks to Romero's goal five minutes from time, giving athletico rivals atletico Madrid and Barcelona a savior in BondingThe title race.
Ancelotti, whose side ended 725 crossings compared to 187 of the hosts, could not believe that Romero was even in the field after a “unexplained” solution from the back to Mbappe and prevented the French from exploding in the attack.
Speaking in front of reporters after play, five-times Champions League-The winning coach withdrew: “The decision that the judge and VAR got is inexplicable.
“Everyone saw it. The most important thing is to protect the player to show a red card.”
Ancelotti was also left in Rue MadridThe goal profile before the goal, reflecting the loss: “The game was difficult. We did some things well. We had control, above all in the second half, and we had a chance. We had an excluded goal, we hit the woodwork .
Romero, who hit the winner at home with a searched volleyball five minutes of time, even admitted that he would apologize for the treatment for treatment, saying Dazn: “I knew that it is impossible to stop on the run. I did what I could stop it. The challenge was a little ugly, I didn't like it and I said regret.”
Madrid's attention will soon return to the Champions League action, with their last stage of the League Wins over RB Salzburg and Brest leading to a knackout of round water with two legs play-off With 2023 Manchester City winners.