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“It’s definitely red.” Semshov – about the removal of a Villarreal player in the match with Barcelona
Tani Oluwaseyi and Renato Veiga / Photo: © Angel Martinez / Stringer / Getty Images Sport / Gettyimages.ru
Former Russian national team player Igor Semshov said on Match TV that the referee correctly sent off the Villarreal player in the match with Barcelona.
Barcelona beat Villarreal (2:0) on Sunday in the match of the 17th round of the Spanish Championship. Villarreal played in the minority from the 39th minute after Renato Veiga was sent off. The footballer received a straight red card for an infringement in a tackle against Lamin Yamal.
– The judge gave a red card for one reason – for the jump. The leg is down, but such a jump. It seems to me that he had no thought of taking the ball away. He could have caused injury. This is definitely red,” Semshov said on the air of the “Everyone for the Match!” program. on Match TV.
Barcelona scored 46 points and finished the calendar year at the top of the La Liga standings.
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