Madrid – Alvaro Arbeloa said real Madrid He should have been awarded what could have been a decisive punishment for him 1-1 draw with girona – which resulted in the team being whistled by fans at the Bernabéu and dealing another blow to the team’s hopes of challenging for the La Liga title.
midfielder federico valverde Earlier, in the 51st minute, Madrid were ahead from distance. thomas lamer Bayern responded with a brilliant strike after 11 minutes.
However, the biggest talking point after the match came in the 87th minute, when klian mbappe It appeared the defender caught him in the face. vitor reese Inside the box, in a challenge that was not considered a foul by referee Javier Albertola, and VAR did not intervene.
Madrid now six points behind the leaders barcelona At the top, ahead of the Barcelona derby, Barcelona have played one game less espanyol On Saturday.
“For me it’s a punishment from here to the moon,” Arbeloa said in a post-match press conference. “I don’t understand it, and I don’t think anyone does… You know my opinion [about referees]And the facts maintain it.
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“This is an action that is very clear to me. We have had a lot of these happen, with referees like this, and last week too mallorca. It’s the same as always.”
Madrid have gone without a win after losing three matches this month 2-1 Went to Majorca on 4 April and was then beaten 2-1 By Bayern Munich In the first leg of the Champions League quarter-finals on Tuesday.
“To win we have to give 200%. We can’t win at 90%, or at least not all the time,” Arbeloa said. “If you want more security against teams you are better than, you have to give 200%, otherwise accidents like this can happen.
“Until [the title] Has been defeated, we will keep fighting.”
Arbeloa denied he was worried about the goalscoring form of Mbappé or Vinicius Juniorand praised Jude BellinghamWho made his first start against Verona after recovering from injury.
“I can’t worry about players with statistics [Mbappé and Vini] “They are two of the four or five best players in the world,” Arbeloa said. … We have to improve on a lot of things collectively, especially with the teams that are behind.
“Bellingham looked good, agile and confident. It’s normal that he’s tired after such a long time. This is the first game he’s started. But it’s been good for him to find his rhythm.”
Madrid travel to Munich to play Bayern in the quarter-final second leg on Wednesday next week.
