Mapi León Received a Two-Match Ban for Touching the Shorts of an Espanyol Women's Player. The Same Punishment Kylian Mbappé Will Receive for His Violent and Dangerous Tackle Against Antonio Blanco.
At Barça, They Already Know What Punishment Mbappé Will Receive for Endangering Antonio Blanco's Physical Integrity. The Same as Mapi León and Less Than the Three Matches Lewandowski Received for Touching His Nose.
The Referee, Soto Grado, Has Already Taken Care of Real Madrid's Interests. Initially, He Didn't Want to See a Clear Red Card Offense. It Had to Be VAR That Did Justice by Forcing Him to Rectify.
The Referee Lends a Hand to Real Madrid in the Report
Soto Grado Was Skillful in Writing the Report. And He Justified the Expulsion by "Entering with the Foot in a Studs-Up Manner at the Height of an Opponent's Shin, in the Contest for the Ball, Using Excessive Force." That Is, Avoiding the Words "Aggression" and "Violence."
In This Way, Mbappé Will Receive a Lesser Punishment That, of Course, Will Allow Him to Play the Copa del Rey Final Against Barça. That Was the Point.
Real Madrid's Statements and Real Madrid TV's Videos Are Already Taking Effect. Real Madrid Has a Custom-Made Regulation.
Everything Depends on the Social Alarm That Is Generated. Evidently, The Media That Serve Real Madrid's Interests from the Capital Make More Noise.
The Matches Mbappé Will Miss
The Disciplinary Committee Will Apply Article 130, Which Refers to 'Violence in the Game':
"Acting Violently on the Occasion of the Game or as a Direct Consequence of Any Incident in It. Whenever the Action Poses a Risk, but No Harmful or Injurious Consequences Occur, It Will Be Sanctioned with a Suspension of One to Three Matches."
Neither One nor Three. It Will Be Two, Because Antonio Blanco Didn't End Up in the Hospital. Moreover, Mbappé Has No Previous Offenses, Which Could Have Led to a Three-Match Ban.
Mbappé Will Miss the Next Match Against Athletic at Bernabéu. And Also the Visit to Getafe. To Miss the Copa Final, He Would Have to Be Sanctioned with Four Matches, and That Won't Happen.
Madridists Can Breathe Easy. Everything Is Under Control.
The Referee Saw the Violent Tackle, but Left It at a Yellow
The Curious Thing Is That the Referee Saw the Play with Crystal Clarity from Just Two Meters Away. Even So, He Only Believed Mbappé Deserved a Yellow Card. Another Proof That VAR Is Ending the White Team's Privileges.
The Referee Didn't Notice Mbappé's Aggression. But He Did Have an Ear to Note in the Report the Chants Against Asencio:
"Among the Insults and Chants Made, We Could Identify the Following: 'Asencio, Die,' 'Asencio, Scum, Get Out of Vitoria,'" Can Be Read in the Report.
Surely Alavés Will Receive a Greater Punishment Than Real Madrid for the Racist Insults Heard at Bernabéu by Lamine Yamal and Raphinha. Six Months Later, There Is Still No Punishment.