Raúl Albiol and Vinicius Jr contest a balloon in the Villarreal-Real Madrid

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Albiol gets 'wet' about the Vinicius penalty: "If I'm going to hit him I'll make him bleed"

Published:12/02/2022 - 19:40h

Updated:12/02/2022 - 19:40h

Raúl Albiol has referred to the controversial elbow he gave Vinicius Jr this Saturday for the match corresponding to matchday 24 of LaLiga, stating that 'it was unintentionally'

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Raúl Albiol has offered statements to the term of the commitment between the Villarreal CF and the Real Madrid (1-1), of this Saturday in The Ceramics, by the day 24 of LaLiga. The defence was signalled by the action of a hard fault on Vinicius Jr that for many was causal of expulsion, no like this for the main referee Sánchez Martínez neither for Churches Villanueva, attendant of the VAR.

Asked on his played with Vinicius, Albiol ensured that "I do not see him come and if it had struck him, do him blood sure. It is clear that now will speak of penalti, as in the gone. But no. It has bumped with my arm. If I give him a codazo, goes out of the field. He same has recognised it to me". Whereas on the entrance of Marco Asensio to Iborra, answered that "no to have seen. If the Var has not gone in it, is that it was not of red. They are decisions of the referee and of the VAR. We have to follow playing".

About the value that gives him the point achieved after the tie in front of the group of Carlo Ancelotti, the defence analysed the meeting: "I Think that a part for each team. We could mark in the first, but in the second suffer. The point it is necessary to give it by good, because if you do not take advantage of the occasions, suffer", exposed the footballer.

Questioned on the aim of the Villarreal to classify to the next edition of Champions League, Albiol confessed that "it had liked us the three points. We are by behind the points that wanted to have. But it was a difficult party". Right now they occupy the fifth position of the table of classification with 36 points, to two of the FC Barcelona but with two days on the Barcelona.

A full party of controversy

Undoubtedly, the crash was full of controversy owing to multiple played that they were signalled by the viewers. Between red cards and penaltis no sung, passed the 90 minutes in The Ceramics. The meeting finalised with six cautions, four for the white group and two for the local team.

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