Munich: Real Madrid coach Alvaro Arbeloa said the decision to send off Eduardo Camavinga “ruined” Wednesday’s Champions League quarter-final after his team were eliminated by Bayern Munich.
Substitute Camavinga picked up two yellow cards in quick succession to be dismissed with four minutes remaining of the quarter-final second leg. The tie was level when Camavinga was shown red but Bayern scored twice late to win 4-3 on the night, 6-4 on aggregate, and book a clash with holders Paris Saint-Germain in the semi-finals.
The Frenchman’s second yellow appeared to be shown for delaying the restart after he had fouled Harry Kane. “It’s unbelievable that you can send off a player for this action in a match like this,” Arbeloa told TNT Sports.
“We feel really upset, really angry, really disappointing. This felt like a defining game in our season.” Speaking with Movistar, Arbeloa said the referee “ruined” the match by sending off Camavinga, claiming the official did not know he was already on a yellow. “I think the referee didn’t even know he had a booking, and so that’s why he did it, but he’s ruined a knockout tie, a match that I think was really beautiful, that was flying, that was at a fantastic level, and that’s where the game ended.”
