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Real Madrid snatched its qualification in the quarterfinals of the Champions League on Wednesday evening against Atlético, not without difficulty. Led at the scoring from the very first minute of play, Carlo Ancelotti's men failed to return to the game, forcing the two teams to decide during the penalties.
This session, won by the Merengues (4-2), was marked by a debate around the goal refused to Atléti. The referee and his assistants considered that Julian Alvarez, whose support foot has slipped, touched the ball twice on his attempt. This decision welcomed by Real Madrid did not fail to have severely reacting the Matelassiers coach, Diego Simeone: ” Apparently, the referee says he touches the ball, but the ball did not move. I have never seen the Var be called to correct a shot during a session. That someone raises his hand if he saw Julian touch the ball twice. No one raises their hands. »»
Courteous denounces a “victimization”
The words of Diego Simeone at a press conference exasperated one of the actors of the meeting, namely the goalkeeper Merengue: Thibaut Courtois. In the mixed zone, the Belgian does not chew his words against the Colchoneros coach:
“” I'm fed up with this systematic victimization. To always be crying for things like that. The referees do not want to benefit one team more than another in Spain or in Europe. They have clearly seen it and that is why they canceled it. The referees are human and they can sometimes be wrong but there, with technology, they have clearly seen it from the Var room. They have many cameras and images. »»
Thibaut Courtois then added a layer indicating that instead of complaining about the refused shot, Diego Simeone should have pushed his team to score a second goal during the game:
“When you lead 1-0 after a minute of play and you are not trying to score a second goal, that's where you make a mistake. »» While rivalry is present between the two clubs, these statements have enough to add a little more oil to the fire. As a reminder, Real Madrid will face Arsenal in the quarterfinals of the Champions League.
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