Zidane ‘annoyed’ at decision to ban Ronaldo for five games
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Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane expressed his anger at a five-game ban
handed to Cristiano Ronaldo for pushing a referee after being sent off
against Barcelona in the Spanish Super Cup.
Real holds a 3-1 advantage going into the second leg against its biggest rival on Wednesday, but will have to do without Ronaldo.
The World player-of-the-year was controversially shown a second yellow card for diving and handed an extra four-game ban for a light push on referee Ricardo de Burgos Bengoetxea after being shown the 10th red card of his career.
“We are very annoyed,” said Zidane. “When you look at everything that happened, to think Cristiano won’t play five games for us... it is infuriating.”
Real’s appeal against the red card, which could reduce the ban from five games to four, will be held before the game on Wednesday.
“The (appeals) committee will meet and I hope they look well into it,” said Zidane. “Cristiano is annoyed because he wants to play and when he doesn’t play, he isn’t happy.”
Ronaldo was on the field for just 24 action-packed minutes on Sunday as he was only introduced as a second-half substitute after a curtailed pre-season due to his participation in the Confederations Cup with Portugal.
He made a huge impact with a stunning strike to put Real 2-1 ahead 10 minutes from time, but unwisely picked up his first yellow card for removing his shirt in celebration. Two minutes later, he was dismissed as he fell inside the area under pressure from Samuel Umtiti.
“Cristiano’s ban is excessive,” said Real defender Dani Carvajal. “It is a frustrating feeling for him. Hopefully, the committee will reduce it by a few games.”
Should Ronaldo’s appeal not be upheld, he will miss his team’s first four La Liga games of the season against Deportivo la Coruna, Valencia, Levante and Real Sociedad.
However, Zidane insisted he was not desperate to add to his forwardline before the transfer window closes on August 31, despite selling strikers Alvaro Morata and Mariano Diaz this summer.
Real holds a 3-1 advantage going into the second leg against its biggest rival on Wednesday, but will have to do without Ronaldo.
The World player-of-the-year was controversially shown a second yellow card for diving and handed an extra four-game ban for a light push on referee Ricardo de Burgos Bengoetxea after being shown the 10th red card of his career.
“We are very annoyed,” said Zidane. “When you look at everything that happened, to think Cristiano won’t play five games for us... it is infuriating.”
Real’s appeal against the red card, which could reduce the ban from five games to four, will be held before the game on Wednesday.
“The (appeals) committee will meet and I hope they look well into it,” said Zidane. “Cristiano is annoyed because he wants to play and when he doesn’t play, he isn’t happy.”
Ronaldo was on the field for just 24 action-packed minutes on Sunday as he was only introduced as a second-half substitute after a curtailed pre-season due to his participation in the Confederations Cup with Portugal.
He made a huge impact with a stunning strike to put Real 2-1 ahead 10 minutes from time, but unwisely picked up his first yellow card for removing his shirt in celebration. Two minutes later, he was dismissed as he fell inside the area under pressure from Samuel Umtiti.
“Cristiano’s ban is excessive,” said Real defender Dani Carvajal. “It is a frustrating feeling for him. Hopefully, the committee will reduce it by a few games.”
Should Ronaldo’s appeal not be upheld, he will miss his team’s first four La Liga games of the season against Deportivo la Coruna, Valencia, Levante and Real Sociedad.
However, Zidane insisted he was not desperate to add to his forwardline before the transfer window closes on August 31, despite selling strikers Alvaro Morata and Mariano Diaz this summer.
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