On Tuesday, it was confirmed that Kylian Mbappe can be eligible to play for Actual Madrid in opposition to Barcelona within the Copa del Rey remaining after he was handed a one-match suspension for his pink card in the course of the victory over Alaves on the weekend.
The choice signifies that Mbappe will solely miss Actual Madrid’s upcoming La Liga fixture in opposition to Athletic Membership, and he’ll be capable of play in opposition to Getafe subsequent week, which is Carlo Ancelotti’s facet’s final match earlier than the Copa del Rey remaining at La Cartuja.
The choice of the Spanish Soccer Federation’s Disciplinary Committee has been extensively mentioned within the final 24 hours, with many criticising it. And the most recent to take action has been Barcelona vice-president Rafa Yuste, who made his ideas clear throughout an interview with RAC1 (by way of Marca).
“I might say it’s completely absurd. It was a stunning sort out, which might have injured the opponent and is totally disproportionate. If he turns into one among our gamers, they don’t do it as a result of they’re clear gamers, very sporty… If he goes loopy like what occurred with the Actual Madrid participant and it solely reaffirms that now we have to do a lot better in order to not rely on this stuff. As a result of it is a dangerous instance for soccer. This can’t be allowed and for me a one-match ban is a disgrace.”
There had been early hypothesis that Mbappe could possibly be handed a ban longer than two matches, which might have been sufficient to depend throughout all competitions, fairly than simply La Liga. And that might have seen him miss the Copa del Rey remaining, however now he’s free to assist Actual Madrid attempt to get one over Barcelona, whom they’ve misplaced to within the earlier two conferences this season.