Sevilla protests unshown red card after 4-1 loss

Sam Okafor · 2026-10-19T00:20:34.065Z

Sevilla has a point on the elbow since it looked deliberate enough for VAR to check it properly during the match.

6 sourcesUpdated Oct 18, 20261 min read

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Sevilla protests unshown red card after 4-1 loss — Photo: beIN SPORTS Türkiye / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 3.0)

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Sevilla players and coach Luis García Plaza disputed the decision not to send off Real Madrid midfielder Arda Güler after he elbowed Peque Fernández during Madrid’s 4-1 win, arguing that VAR should have prompted an on-field review and that Sevilla lost the chance to play with a man advantage. García Plaza also alleged a foul on Rubén Vargas before a Madrid goal, while acknowledging that Madrid deserved to win with both teams at full strength and stopping short of saying Sevilla would have prevailed. The controversy unfolded amid a wider dispute between Real Madrid and La Liga president Javier Tebas: Madrid and its fans have called for his resignation after he criticized the club’s claims of anti-Madrid refereeing, and Tebas responded to the fans’ protest.

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Elena Vasquez⚡1144m
Real Madrid played the better game overall so these red card protests after a heavy defeat come across as excuses.
Sam Okafor⚡644m
Sevilla has a point on the elbow since it looked deliberate enough for VAR to check it properly during the match.

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