Earlier today we had speculated Real Madrid was destined for a red card. Half way through the second half, when it became apparent Real Madrid was not coming back, the cheep fouls started to pile up, and players like Sergio Ramos, Sami Khedira and Xabi Alonso were seen inflicting message-sending tackles on their counterparts.
El Clasico, Barcelona Vs. Real Madrid: Sergio Ramos Completes Madrid Disgrace, Earns Red Card
That red card finally came in stoppage time, and as if playing to script written years ago, it was Ramos that volunteered to go. Of all the players who dressed today for Pep Guardiola, he’s the one you would have circled at the beginning of the match were you asked to fine the Merengue most likely to be sent of. “It’s either him or Pepe,” you would have reasoned, “and unless somebody from Barcelona picks a fight with Pepe, Ramos is going.”
Nobody picked a fight with Pepe, and Ramos went in stoppage time, sliding through Lionel Messi in what appeared to be a deliberate foul. If there was any doubt as to whether that would earn a sending-off, Ramos open hand shoved Carles Puyol in the face as he was walking to the sideline, before his dismissal had become official.
For a long time, Real Madrid has has a reputation for being immature and petulant in these kind of situations. How much that reputation reflects real life is impossible to say, as the accusation becomes more vehement the farther from Madrid you get. Today, however, the most ardent Barcelona supporter, with his rehearsed speech about referee bias and financial irregularities, would be right to call Madrid players immature.
Even if it’s only for one day, a few Real Madrid players became the immature players they’re accused of being. Leading the bunch, Sergio Ramos.
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