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Jordi Alba v Espanyol

THINK IT WAS NOT FOR A CARD

Jordi Alba shows his face after his unfair expulsion

Published:31/12/2022 - 20:03h

Updated:31/12/2022 - 20:03h

Jordi Alba has been sent off in the clash against Espanyol and will miss the visit to Atlético de Madrid. The defender has warned that the action was not worthy of such a warning

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The derbi Catalan between the FC Barcelona and the RCD Espanyol has been loaded of controversy, especially after the expulsion of Jordi Alba by double yellow: the first of them by an infringement on Vinicius Souza and the second for demanding one of the decisions taken by the referee of the commitment, Antonio Miguel Mateu Lahoz. In front of the facts, has been the own left side Barcelona the one who has pronounced .

Finalised the commitment, the one of L'Hospitalet has detailed part of it sucedido in the conversation that took place in the stadium of Zorrilla, as well as a detail that the Valencian referee finished overlooking: "I have not understood the expulsion and like this have said it to him. I have gone to Mateu to say him that Joselu had done him the bed to Andreas Christensen, at all more. He thought that it was the first yellow and has taught me the second".

In his opinion, the action was not merecedora of a caution like which has finished sealing his expulsion, what besides will prevent him be present in the following crash in front of the Athletic of Madrid in the Cívitas Metropolitan: "For me it is not neither card. I am conscious that sometimes I make a mistake and protest too much because I am very impulsive and have to correct this appearance, but this time has not been the case".

Sergi Roberto also breaks the silence

Another of the presents in the incident gave his version on the occurred, giving the reason to his mate: "Mateu did not know that Alba had a card, had forgotten . It has not known me say (the reason). Jordi only said him that it had done him the bed. I have not been able to it see, but suppose that it was it because it has jumped the boot. It stopped a lot the game with the expulsions, the cards and afterwards no longer have been able to play to our way".

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