Referee Quintero González’s official match report from Real Madrid’s 0–2 defeat to Celta Vigo paints the picture of a tense, emotionally explosive night at the Santiago Bernabéu—a match in which frustration boiled over both on and off the pitch.
The referee issued six yellow cards to Real Madrid players, with the most unusual caution going to Jude Bellingham, who was booked for entering the field of play “without authorization” after receiving medical treatment on the sidelines. This was after the fourth official was seen giving permission to Bellingham to enter the field. To add insult to injury, the reason he left the pitch in the first place was to clean up a bloody head after receiving and elbow from Borja Iglesias — an action that went unpunished.
The most damaging moment came in the second half, when Fran García received two yellow cards in the space of one minute for a pair of reckless tackles. His expulsion left Madrid facing an uphill battle and set the tone for a match filled with tension and protest.
As Real Madrid pushed desperately to get back into the game, tempers flared. Rodrygo, Valverde, and Álvaro Carreras were all booked in the closing stages for protests and dissent toward the officiating team.
C arreras’s own dismissal — a second yellow shown in the 90th minute — was accompanied by a phrase that the referee included verbatim in the report, reflecting the mood inside the stadium: “You’re terrible.”
One of the most striking details in the report concerns Endrick, who was not on the pitch but was dismissed from the bench. According to Quintero González, the Br azilian ran toward the fourth official while shouting aggressively and had to be restrained by members of the Real Madrid coaching staff. His behavior was deemed serious enough to warrant a direct red card.
The tension did not subside at full-time. In the stadium tunnel, the referee noted an exchange with Dani Carvajal where the Spanish right-back said:
“The level you play at, and then you’re crying in the press conference.”
Even the technical area was not spared. Real Madrid coach Xabi Alonso was cautioned in the 73rd minute for protesting decisions from the sideline, adding to the list of Madrid personnel who clashed with the referee.