‘Stupid’ Real Madrid man slammed for ‘head loss’ as Arsenal ‘beating’ claims victim
A Real Madrid man has been slammed as “stupid” for a “head loss” moment in the closing stages of their Champions League quarter-final loss against Arsenal.
The Gunners stunned Real with a 3-0 scoreline in the first leg of their Champions League quarter-final. All three goals came in the space of 17 minutes in the second half.
Declan Rice scored a brace of phenomenal direct free-kicks, before a well-placed Mikel Merino strike made it 3-0. In the closing stages of the game, the frustration showed for Real as Eduardo Camavinga kicked the ball away after the referee had blown his whistle for a foul.
Already on a yellow card, the Frenchman was given his marching orders, and a pair of pundits have slammed him for his antics.
On commentary, Alan Shearer said: “How stupid is that. How ridiculous. I understand the frustration and I understand they’ve taken a beating tonight but that just sums up Real Madrid, it really does.”
On BBC Radio 5 Live, former England defender Matt Upson also hit out at Camavinga.
“Talk about a loss of discipline. Right here is a prime example. Carlo Ancelotti looks the other way as Eduardo Camavinga walks down the tunnel. It is a head loss moment and the referee has no option but to send him off,” he said.
The red card means Camavinga will miss the second leg, adding to a list of sidelined players for Real, including Dani Carvajal and Eder Militao.
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It will not make it any easier for Real to potentially turn around a three-goal deficit, something they have never done in the Champions League.
Arsenal were without a number of their own important players for the tie, but Mikel Arteta suggested he always had faith in centre-back Jakub Kiwior: “We lost maybe our best defender for four months, then Jakub Kiwior comes in and delivers the performances he’s delivering. It’s not a coincidence.”
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