Real Madrid vs Levante Protests on and off the pitch
Pablo Garca
Tthere were a handful of controversial arbitration summonses during Defeat of Real Madrid by 2-1 against the East at the Alfredo Di Stefano Stadium but nothing more and nothing less than the penalty granted to the visitors in the second half.
Referee David Medie Jiménez initially gave a free kick for Vinicius Juniorthe challenge activated Carlos Clerc over the penalty area.
However, after consulting the VAR in the ear, the manager pointed to the place, to the surprise of the local team.
Some of the Real Madrid players in the stands came out of their seats and asked the referee to look at the incident on the pitch monitor.
“Look, it’s out [the box], it’s out! “, came the screams from the stands.
Alerted by his teammates off the field, similar Karim Benzema, Luka Modric and Toni Kroos approached Jiménez to protest the decision.
The referee did not go to the monitor to review the incident and instead continued to award the penalty.
“What a joke, what a joke!” shouted the players from the stands.
Roger Marti he penalized the penalty but saw his effort saved Thibaut Courtois to maintain the score level.