Barcelona vice-president Rafael Yuste believes Kylian Mbappe should have received more than a one-game ban for his horror tackle at Alaves on Sunday, and says not one member of Hansi Flick’s side would have made that challenge because they are “clean players”. Mbappe was sent-off seven minutes before half-time after a studs-up challenge on Alaves…
Marca called it “savage”. AS labelled it “violent”. Mundo Deportivo went for the more sinister “chilling”, while SPORT settled on “criminal”. Even Piers Morgan, no expert in Spanish football (or anything else) but never one to pass up a pile-on, could not be accused of hyperbole when describing the vague attempt at a tackle which…
Real Madrid eked out a 1-0 win away to relegation-battling Alaves on Sunday afternoon despite Kylian Mbappe’s first-half dismissal. At the end of what Carlo Ancelotti called a “difficult week”, a league loss to Valencia compounded by a Champions League humbling against Arsenal, the Real Madrid manager called for a performance to lift the spirits….
Arne Slot welcomed PGMOL’s admission that they made a mistake in not sending off Everton defender James Tarkowski in last night’s Merseyside derby but feels the error should not have been made in the first place. Tarkowski scythed through Liverpool midfielder Alexis Mac Allister early in the game with referee Sam Barrott showing a yellow…
