According to images from the Spanish channel Movistar, the referee of the match between Real Madrid and Espanyol (4-1) accused Kylian Mbappé of having disrespected him to justify his yellow card.
Spanish channel Movistar Plus revealed the exchanges between Kylian Mbappé and referee Munuera Montero during the match between Real Madrid and Espanyol Barcelona (4-1) on Saturday. A scorer and passer, the French striker was booked (32nd) for a gesture of humor that did not please the referee. This left the former PSG player quite incredulous to the point of engaging in a discussion lasting several seconds with the official.
“It’s contempt”
“It’s disrespectful to do that to me,” Munera Montero explained to Mbappé, reproaching him for a movement of the arm after a whistle. “I’m not saying anything, I’m not saying anything, I’m not talking, I’m not talking!”, Mbappé replied before receiving the yellow card. “It’s a lack of respect Kylian,” insisted the referee. “I’m not saying anything to you here… Just the gesture,” continued Mbappé. “It’s contempt,” added the referee.
Explanations that did not convince the 2018 world champion. “But talk to me… You can’t give me a card like that,” he said. Munuera Montero imitated Mbappé’s arm gesture again and remained firm: “It was a very ugly gesture and you did it.” After resuming play, the Madrid number 9 returned to talk to the referee on the way to the locker rooms at half-time. “I don’t talk,” he pointed out to him again. “That’s not what we say, we also do it with our bodies,” explained the referee.
This first yellow card of the season for Mbappé did not prevent him from shining in the second half by scoring a penalty after a foul on Endrick that seemed to have been committed outside the penalty area. A decision that caused a small controversy in Spain over the treatment deemed favorable to the Merengues. Which clearly did not move the club’s channel. On Monday, it broadcast a 4’30” video to denounce the decisions unfavorable to Real by the referee of the next match against Real Sociedad.
