Danger for the Classic? The harsh sanction that could fall on Xavi after his expulsion

Xavi Hernández can suffer a hard sanction by part of the Committee of Competition after his expulsion during the Athletic of Madrid-FC Barcelona contested the Sunday. To the egarense, sure, will fall him two days by the red in the Metropolitan, with which will not be able to be in the bench in the parties in front of the UD The Palms (30 March in Montjuïc) neither in the visit to the Cádiz on 13 April.

Besides, the technician egarense can remain out of the next Classical of League, on 21 April in Santiago Bernabéu, if the sanction is of three parties by reincidencia. Xavi already had been expelled in the first day in front of the Getafe and already adds nine yellow this season. In total, the trainer culé has been admonished in 22 opportunities in 132 official parties, more than any another technical in LaLiga.

The Barça will not appeal the sanction to Xavi

Further of cuán unfair can be the sanction, in Can Barça take for granted that appeal the decision is a loss of time, seen the seen in other opportunities with players like Vitor Roque and the own trainer. In this sense, the newspaper 'SPORT' ensures that the directive already considers to the appeals like "a loss of time", this after it did not prosper any of the resources entered this season.

The expulsion of Xavi, according to the record of the main José María Sánchez Martínez, was due to "to make observations of technical character to a referee's decision, voice in cry, making gestures of desconsideración and after having been warned previously by the fourth referee". The one of Terrassa saw two yellow consecutive in the minutes 41 and 43 for protesting, the second ordered by the fourth referee. "Take it out to him, the second and to the street", said the collegiate Fields Saltworks to the main.

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