Real Madrid nearly saw red AGAIN this Sunday evening against Sevilla. Just a week after Vinicius Jr. was sent off for pulling a Villarreal player’s hair, Los Blancos found themselves embroiled in another huge controversy, this time centered on Arda Güler.
The Incident That Stunned Everyone
During a Real Madrid counterattack, Arda Güler, who did not even have possession of the ball, was held back by Sevilla’s number 10, Peque Fernández. What happened next instantly became the evening’s flashpoint: the Real Madrid playmaker struck his opponent with an elbow, sending Fernández straight to the ground. The referee immediately stopped play, triggering a three-minute VAR review. After all that, the decision came down: play resumed without so much as a booking for Güler. Seriously, no card.
From Controversy to Goal, The Stakes Are Wild
The drama did not end there. Just five minutes after escaping a booking, Arda Güler went on to open the scoring for Real Madrid. This sequence, from the blatant elbow to the immediate goal, has completely exploded into a huge controversy across X, with fans and pundits alike dissecting the VAR decision. With Real Madrid involved in back-to-back contentious incidents in consecutive weeks, and the monumental El Clasico against Barcelona looming just seven days away, you have to wonder what this means for their momentum.
So, Real Madrid bags a crucial goal and avoids a red card thanks to a seriously head-scratching VAR call. As the dust settles on this wild evening, the conversation is just getting started. Everyone will be watching how this plays out and what kind of officiating we see next week when they face Barcelona. Will they keep dodging these bullets?
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Originally reported by Yahoo Sports.
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