The action is debated, no one can agree.
Guilty of a double fault on Willi Orban, first a charge in the back then a push, should Vinicius have been sent off in the 54th minute of the round of 16 second leg between Real Madrid and Leipzig?
Such a decision by the referee, the Italian Davide Massa, would in any case have changed the outcome of the Champions League match.
Because ten minutes later, it was the Brazilian who opened the scoring, and allowed the Merengues to qualify for the quarter-finals.
Live, difficult to say.
After his charge in the back, we see Vinicius turn towards the defender, who says a few words to him.
The Madrid striker sees red and pushes him, sending him flying to the ground.
Staying on the ground for many minutes to try to convince him to send a red card, Orban complained about his neck.
Davide Massa, however, only showed a yellow card.
❌ 🟥 Vinicius escaped the red card for this action.
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Asked about this action after the meeting, Aurélien Tchouaméni preferred not to comment, assuring that he had not seen it.
“I don’t know, I was talking with Xavi (Simons) and he told me that apparently it was maybe red,” explained the Frenchman on Canal +.
I didn't see the images again, I don't know what happened because my back was to me.
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“Maybe today we were lucky” 🗣
Aurélien Tchouaméni looks back on Vinicius Junior's gesture which could (should have? 👀) cost Real Madrid a red card 💬#RMARBL |
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Relaunched, the Madrilenian asked the journalist for his opinion, who believed that this deserved a red card.
“It’s possible, I don’t know,” Tchouaméni replied.
We saw that last week, we were not spared by the refereeing, maybe today we were lucky so good for us.
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