How could Atletico Madrid's head coach, Simeone, possibly accept such a penalty?
He thought the referee was deliberately targeting Atletico Madrid.
Standing at the edge of the pitch, he loudly berated the referee for his unfair decision.
The fourth official hurried over to stop him, hoping Simeone would calm down.
But how could someone with Simeone's fiery temper possibly restrain himself so easily?
A string of foul words spewed from Simeone's mouth.
The fourth official froze. Since he was a Spanish referee, he could understand Simeone's Spanish.
Holy shit!
I'd never heard such nasty words in my life.
That was the foulest language I'd ever heard anyone use!
So the fourth official set aside the fact that Atletico Madrid was a Spanish team and contacted the referee directly over his headset.
The referee ran over, asked what had happened, and immediately showed Simeone a Red Gem Promotion Card, sending him to the stands.
Watching on television, Li Mingyu let out a long sigh. Atletico Madrid was done for!
There were still seventy minutes left. They were a man down, and their head coach had been sent to the stands.
How could they possibly deal with that?
With the assistant coach tugging at him, Simeone made his way up to the stands. Only then did he finally realize what a disaster his impulsiveness had brought upon the team.
They were already a man down, and now he had been sent off too.
But at this point, all Simeone could do was scowl, say a few words to his assistant, then head up into the stands and take the nearest seat.
The match resumed.
Paris Saint-Germain prepared to launch a swift attack and overwhelm their opponents while they were still unsettled and a man down.
But the disadvantage of having received two