Ancelotti declares to Bellingham’s innocence after the Real Madrid star was sent to the hill of the referee
Carlo Ancelotti was furious about the decision to send Jude Bellingham against Osasuna for disagreement on Saturday.
Real Madrid remained frustrated as they fell again, and Bellingham’s controversial red card proved to be the main point of conversation.
Los Blancos took over the early lead, but fought to find a second goal, despite the referee rejected three strong criminal complaints.
Their frustration was carried out in the 39th minute when Bellingham shown a straight red card for the alleged shouting “F*ck you” to the referee while Real Madrid was supposed to hit a goal.
The decision shocked fans and players, and manager Carlo Ancelotti later illuminated what led to the dismissal.
Speaking after the match, Ancelotti explained: “I don’t think the judge understood English language of Jude Bellingham. He said he was f*ck, not f*ck ti … that’s much different.
“I won’t talk about the judge anymore because I want to be on the bench next week.”
“Bellingham’s brown:” I said words to myself (f*ck off), not a judge, but I turned. It’s hard when the judge says I insulted him, when obviously not. I’m glad that the videos are out of evidence are opposed to the match report. ” pic.twitter.com/nofhilez9w
– Madrid zone (@themadridzone) 15. February 2025
Bellingham himself repeated the feelings of his manager, insisting that the misunderstanding played a key role in his sending. He claimed that his words were not thought of as an insult.
“I didn’t say anything wrong with the judge,” Bellingham explained. “Clearly, a communication error has occurred.”
“It’s an expression like a Spanish ‘iodine’ … and the consequence is that he left us with a few fewer players. It is not an insult, that was an expression for me.”
Despite being held 1-0 to half-time leadership, Madrid showed a numerical drawback expensive in the second half.
Osasuna received a penalty in the 58th minute after the late challenge of Eduard Camaving, and Ante Budimir turned from a place to become 1-1.
Visitors failed to restore their advantage, settling at the frustrating draw, which made the title athletico Madrid and Barcelona the opportunity to close the gap.
After the match, Bellingham issued an apology-not to the judge, but his teammates for putting in a difficult position.
“I’m here to apologize with my teammates because I put them in a difficult situation today,” he admitted.
“I never offended the judge, I am glad to see that there are videos that will show reality despite the judge’s report.”
When the title is heated, Real Madrid will hope that he will put that controversy behind them and return to the winning ways in his huge leg of the Champions League against Manchester City.
