Real Madrid matches at Mestalla are always full of tension. The majority of Valencia fans hate the Merengue club and, for some time now, they have also hated Vinicius.

Yesterday’s expulsion could have been avoided if he had not reacted to the provocation of the Valencia goalkeeper, but despite that, it was an action that only deserved a yellow card for both players. However, Soto Grado considered that he should have only punished Vinicius and sent him off.

This caused great anger from the Brazilian who continued to protest and head towards the referee, but Rudiger was there to avoid that, grabbed him and directed him towards the dressing room tunnel.

“I saved him a big penalty if he had chased the referee,” Ancelotti said at the end of the match to Rudiger and Lopez, hugging them, because they had stopped the player from chasing Soto Grado after the performance. The Italian coach does not believe Vinicius deserved to be sent off, but he is certain that if Rudiger had not stopped the player, the consequences would have been worse and disastrous.