We tell you all the controversial games of the match that takes place at the Santiago Bernabéu.
Real Madrid and Manchester City meet this Tuesday at the Santiago Bernabéu with half a ticket to the UEFA Champions League final on the line. A high tension match likely to produce some controversial plays. In this article, we are going to review the key decisions made by Artur Dias, the designated arbitrator for this commitment.
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The arbitration controversies of Real Madrid vs. Manchester City of the 2022-2023 UEFA Champions League
Minute 68. De Bruyne equalized in between. Madrid claim a pass from Walker to Bernardo Silva in pre-goal action went down the wing, so play should not have been valid for Ancelotti’s men. However, the referees did not see it that way.
The Italian coach protested against that action and saw the yellow card. For this reason, at the end of the meeting, he made the following statements at the microphones of Movistar+:
“The referee was not attentive. He took a card from me and I told him to take it from those on the field, not those outside.”
Minute 61. An in-area rebound ends with the ball hitting Grealish’s hand; the referee considers it involuntary and does not indicate a maximum penalty.
Minute 45+1. Kroos tackles Gundogan very hard. The German saw the yellow card, but the English team demanded a little more.
Minute 44. Meeting between Grealish and Carvajal. First the Spaniards knocked down the Englishman and he hit the billboard. Immediately afterwards, he got up and punched Carvajal. The referee gave neither a warning.
28 minutes. Difficult access from Rüdiger on Gundogan. Artur Días forgives the first yellow card of the match. The assists had to assist the City midfielder.
Minute 13: Manchester City demanded a penalty on Haaland after Carvajal brought him down. For Artur Días, the touch was not enough.
minute 2: Grealish made a strong tackle on Rodrygo which could well have been a yellow card, although the referee said nothing.
Who is Artur Dias, the referee of Real Madrid vs. Manchester City of the 2022-2023 Champions League
Artur Soares Dias is a 43-year-old Portuguese referee born in Porto, who has been leading matches in the Portuguese first division since 2004/2005, when he was only 25 years old. In addition, he has been an international referee since 2010 and has won two Euro 2020 matches, two Olympic games, seven World Cup qualifiers in Europe and 28 Champions League matches in his long career.
He has managed Real Madrid three times. The first in an Apoel 0-6 Real Madrid in the group stage of the Champions League in the 2017-2018 season; the second was in a Real Madrid 0-3 CSKA Moscow match, in the group stage of the 2018-19 season; and the third and last was against Real Madrid 2-2 PSG in the group stage of the 2019-2020 season, the one with terrible memories for Eden Hazard as he got injured after a hard challenge from Thomas Meunier.
Source: Goal