Real Madrid enters the new Champions League as the defending champions. The first match was already a challenge for the “Royal”, because VfB Stuttgart had a chance for a favorable result almost until the end. At times, the Germans even looked better than “Los Blancos”, but they did not take even a point from the Estadio Santiago Bernabeu.
Controversy in Real Madrid match. Opposing player speaks out
Spanish journalists from the program “El Chiringuito” analyzed the situation from the 92nd minute of the match. For them, it was controversial. When Antonio Ruediger crossed the ball into the Real penalty area, he elbowed El Bilal Touré, who was already high in the air.
Turkish referee Halil Umut Meler ruled there was no foul and ordered a goal kick. But reporters from El Chiringuito were ready to argue with him.
Shortly after the match, journalists caught up with Deniz Undav, the leader of the Stuttgart team. He had scored the only goal for the Germans in the match. They asked him for his assessment of the situation. The striker did not hesitate to say what he thought of the incident between Ruediger and Toure.
– No, no, it's not a penalty. In these situations, things like this happen. It's a slight push, but for me it's not a penalty. That's all… – he said. After a while, he asked the journalists if they had a video to show him the clash. He wanted to make sure he was right.
One of the reporters showed him the replay on his phone screen. The footage only confirmed his belief that there was no foul.
– No, no, no. It's never a penalty. There's always contact in the penalty area. It's not enough to give such a penalty. Great decision by the referee – Undav summed up.
In the second round of the Champions League regular season, Real Madrid will play away against Lille, while Stuttgart will play at home against Sparta Prague.