Three Real Madrid players received red cards after the Copa del Rey final against Barcelona at La Cartuja.
According to the referee’s report, Lucas Vázquez, Jude Bellingham, and Antonio Rüdiger were sent off for excessively protesting the referee’s decisions.
Referee De Burgos wrote in his report that Vázquez was sent off for protesting his decisions and entering the field from the substitutes’ bench.
As for Bellingham, his expulsion was for “aggressive behavior.”
In cases like Vázquez and Bellingham, the minimum punishment is usually imposed, which is a two-match suspension in the same competition.
However, in Rüdiger’s case, De Burgos wrote that he attempted to assault the referee by throwing an object from the substitutes’ bench, and in this case, his punishment could be very severe.
It should be noted that if the Disciplinary Committee issues decisions to suspend any or all of the trio for four or more matches, they will miss the next four matches in all competitions.
This means there is a strong possibility that Real Madrid will lose one or all three players in the league Clásico, scheduled for May 12 at the Estadio Olímpico Lluís Companys.
However, Bellingham and Vázquez are expected to be suspended for the cup, while Rüdiger’s situation is more complicated and his absence will likely be prolonged.
