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The clash of the 16th day between Atletico Madrid and Barcelona continues to make talk. Since if the end of the match was heated, it should be noted that the sanctions were expected until then. But not anymore, since Ferran Torres now knows the decision of the competitions committee.
The match between Atletico Madrid and Barcelona has lived up to expectations. Since the men of Xavi Hernandez who won faced a strong resistance from those of Diego Simeone, who obviously have no identity of game. Thus, Barça won the three points and Ferran Torres saw red after fighting with Savic. And if a penalty was expected for the Catalan’s gesture, it is now known to all, and Xavi now knows how to work with his absences.
Indeed, the last minutes of the match Atlético Madrid and Barça quickly got carried away with Ferran Torres and Savic who engaged in a “wrestling match” in the middle of the field after a fight for the ball. On the spot, they both received a red card and it is now known that the Competitions Committee has sanctioned them with two matches. As a result, the striker will miss the games against Getafe and Girona. Lewandowski will also not be available for these two games.
So Xavi has significant absentees, since the red card of the former Valencia player was the third red card for Barça players in the last three games, an atypical situation. Despite the decision of the committee, Ferran will be able to participate in the Supercup semifinal next Thursday against Real Betis.
As a reminder, it was in the 90th minute that Torres Ferran was sent off for the following reason: “persistently grabbing an opponent by the hair, while the ball was in play, but not within playing distance of each other.” As for Savic, he was sent off in the 90th minute for “holding an opponent by the neck with his arm with excessive force continuously, while the ball was in play, but not within playing distance of each other.”
