With 'El Clasico' now behind us, Atletico Madrid and Athletic Bilbao confronted off within the 2d semi-very last of the Spanish Super Cup. There were lots of chances and Atletico Madrid had a purpose disallowed after eight seconds. There become additionally moments of controversy even though.
They did so way to two possible consequences which referee Cuadra Fernandez let go. In the first incident, Lemar got past Berenguer and went down below contact from Berenguer. However, the referee stated no penalty for Atletico Madrid.
In the second half, Kondogbia seemed to step on Sancet's boot from at the back of when he was heading closer to Jan Oblak's intention. The contact befell just on the brink of the box so there has been a debate on social media on what the decision need to had been.
In any case, the referee's decision was to play on on each occasions. There became also controversy off the pitch as Saudi Arabia broke its own vaccintion regulations to permit players like Renan Lodi into the u . S . A . In spite of now not being vaccinated.
