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Real Madrid and José Mourinho have maintained a continuous confrontation with the refereeing team in recent seasons, criticizing decisions that they consider detrimental to the team.
Real Madrid and Jose Mourinho are still at war against the referees. We are on matchday 8 and it might seem too early in the championship, but the white team and the Portuguese coach have decided not to stop their fight. After Vinicius' expulsion against Villarreal for pulling Saliba's hair, the Portuguese coach decided not to go out and speak to the Santiago Bernabéu press room, full of journalists, claiming, according to sources consulted by this newspaper, that "I want to coach the team against Sevilla and Barcelona." That is, he did not want to be punished.
The situation, reminiscent of times past, came after a night of collective delirium in Chamartín. First with the timid boos of the team in the preview, then with the bad first half and the whistles at half-time, later with Vinicius' entry onto the field, also with criticism from the stands, then with the applause for the Brazilian for his gestures of encouragement to the fans and to end with the expulsion of the footballer after scoring 2-0 and after Mourinho's run from the bench to celebrate the goal with him.
The collective delirium was completed by Isidro Díaz de Mera by sending off the Brazilian with a direct red card for pulling Saliba's hair during the play, without the ball in play and in the middle of a struggle for position. According to the rule, the action is considered violent and is punished with a red card. The Brazilian, who went against the referee, did not understand it that way, nor did Mourinho, already reprimanded, who did the same.
Madrid managed to hold on with ten, but the final stretch was a ration of chants from the public against the referees: "Negreira keeps whistling", "corruption in the Federation", "Tebas leave now" or "we're sick to death".
In the newspaper archive there are examples of other players sent off for pulling rivals' hair, such as Joao Neves, who was sanctioned with a direct red card in the Club World Cup final for pulling Cucurella's hair. The action also puts Madrid and Vinicius in trouble for upcoming games, because it is usually sanctioned with two games. One would be against Sevilla and the other would be at the Camp Nou against Barcelona, a decisive duel for the championship that Madrid, barring a surprise, could play without one of its stars.
"I don't understand what happens with the referees, I don't understand that red card," Tchouaméni explained in the microphones of Real Madrid Television. He was the only member of Madrid who spoke after the game. No player came out to the mixed zone, nor did Mourinho or any assistant go to the press room. Vow of silence in a very angry Madrid, one more day, with the referee team.
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
Vinícius Júnior will be sanctioned with a two-game suspension for the expulsion
Very likely · Within weeks
Real Madrid will maintain its public criticism of the referee team in the next matches
Likely · Within weeks
In a tense match between Real Madrid and Villarreal, Vinícius Júnior had a goal disallowed for grabbing Saliba's hair and was sent off after a VAR review. Despite playing with one less, Madrid managed to win 1-0 thanks to a goal from Diomande. The incident generated great controversy and mixed emotions at the Santiago Bernabéu stadium.

Vinicius Junior scored his first goal as a starter this season, but was sent off for pulling Salvia's hair after a VAR review. Real Madrid maintained the advantage with ten men thanks to the performances of Valverde, Courtois and a defense of five, although it continues to show a disconnected game without clear direction against Villarreal.

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Vinícius Jr. scored 2-0 for Real Madrid against Villarreal, but the VAR annulled the goal after detecting a hair pull on Saliba and sent him off, leaving the team with 10 minutes after his entry from the bench.

Real Madrid won 2-0 against Villarreal thanks to a goal from Diomandé and another disallowed by Vinicius, who was sent off for pulling Saliba's hair. The match was marked by the team's anxiety, the lack of fluidity in the midfield and protests against the refereeing, on a tense night at the Bernabéu.
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