Real Madrid vs. Atletico Madrid. The match between the two clubs at the top of La Liga. The temperature was high as usual, but after the Real Madrid management’s complaint about an entire refereeing staff in La Liga, Jude Bellingham’s outburst against one of the assistant referees no longer becomes just a 21-year-old’s impulsive throwaway remark in the heat of the match.
The game ended 1-1, Alexander Sørloth was on the pitch for the last nine overheated minutes, but this time failed to squeeze in the match-winning goal. Already ten minutes into the game, Bellingham’s outburst against the linesman came elegantly captured on video.
First to Real Madrid’s complaint to La Liga that was fired earlier in the month.
The complaint Real Madrid lodged after the Espanyol defeat in the previous La Liga round was, with wording reminiscent of something you write while it boils in your head, not an official and well-founded complaint about a referee’s decision: “… It represents the culmination of a completely rotten refereeing system, where decisions against Real Madrid have reached a level of manipulation and cheating that can no longer be ignored.”
Atletico Madrid gave the city rival zero support and posted a message before the match with: “We will send all our support and solidarity to the refereeing team and their families and friends. These are very tough days for the football family. We send you strength”.
Ten minutes into Saturday’s game, Bellngham was in a duel with Marcos Llorente on the sidelines. The Englishman thought the Atletico player was close to the ball last time before it went over the sideline, the assistant referee thought no. This was a completely harmless decision, ten minutes into the game, Jude Bellingham’s reaction was therefore sensational.
Here is the response from Bellngham:
