FCBN Cover 04/14/2025: WORLD SCANDAL!

Published:14/04/2025 - 00:51h

Updated:14/04/2025 - 01:05h

FCBN Cover for Monday, April 14, 2025: Mbappé stars in one of the wildest tackles in LaLiga history and the referee covers it up in the minutes

FC BARCELONA NEWS Cover for Monday, April 14, 2025: Kylian Mbappé was sent off this Sunday, April 13, 2025, during the match between Real Madrid and Deportivo Alavés at Mendizorroza, corresponding to matchday 31 of LaLiga EA Sports. In the 38th minute, the Frenchman made a violent tackle on Antonio Blanco, inexplicably referee César Soto Grado showed him a yellow card, but after being warned by VAR and reviewing the play on the monitor, he was forced to change his decision to a straight red card.

According to the referee's report, it was an action with excessive use of force, but the referee included the term: "during the dispute of the ball", which frames the sanction under article 130 of the disciplinary regulations of LaLiga. The sanction for Mbappé will depend on the interpretation of the Competition Committee. Article 130 establishes that violent actions without harmful consequences can be punished with a suspension of one to three matches. The inclusion of this term by Soto Grado could reduce the sanction for the French striker of Real Madrid.