The Copa del Rey final between Barcelona and Real Madrid Not only was he loaded with emotions on the scoreboard, but also of moments of high voltage on the pitch. One of the most controversial episodes occurred in the final minutes of the meeting, when the frustration of the merengue side It ended in expulsions and an attempt at aggression that was recorded by the cameras.
It all started after a foul in attack on Kylian Mbappé, which annulled a play that Real Madrid believed valid. The marking was very close to the white bank, where the discomfort of the players was swift. Júnior Vinícius, one of the most exalted, began the claims to the referee Ricardo de Burgos Bengoetxeawhile other members of the coaching staff tried to calm the spirits.
Antonio Rüdiger, who had already changed For muscle discomfort and was with ice bags on his legs, he starred in the most worrying scene. The German defender, out of his, He tried to approach the referee with ferocity, but he was arrested Just in time by members of the coaching staff and teammates.
The tension increased even more when Rüdiger, at a start of anger, took one of the ice bags on his knees and simulated throwing it against the referee. Although finally he did not complete the act, the scene was so alarming that up to five members of Real Madrid were necessary to stop and calm him down.
Immediately, Ricardo de Burgos Bengoetxea took action on the matter and directly expelled Rüdiger. Minutes later, he also showed the card Red to Viníciuswho continued to claim angrily from the technical zone, further lighting the controversy in a final that was already overwhelmed in intensity.
The act of the referee Ricardo de Burgos Begoetxe of the final of the Copa del Rey won by Barcelona, includes three expulsions from Real Madrid players in the last minute of the extension, by Antonio Rüdiger for the launch of an object to the referee, Lucas Vázquez and Jude Bellingham.
This is sick and disgusting. A Team Full of Entitled Babies. And Rudiger is an animal. Should Get A Lengthy Ban from Football, Imo.pic.twitter.com/3wfedcycmo https://t.co/qmcj2eryld
– 🇳🇴 Kimmofc (@kimmofc) April 26, 2025
“In the 120th minute, the player Antonio Rüdiger was expelled for the following reason: to launch an object from the technical area without reaching me. After the red card was taught, he had to be held by several members of the coaching staff, showing an aggressive attitude,” said the collegiate in the minutes.
The launch of an object to the collegiate and his “aggressive” attitude, which caused him to be slowed on the bench after being replaced by several members of Real Madrid, can cause a sanction of several games to the German central, which would be fulfilled in the last days of LaLiga.
While, Lucas Vázquez saw the red card in the same minute, When the referee pointed out a fault in Kylian Mbappé attack, “For protest” The decision “entering several meters on the pitch making gestures of disagreement.”
For its part, English, Jude Bellingham was expelled once the game was finished for heading towards the position of the members “in an aggressive attitude, having to be held by their peers.”