Barcelona manager Hansi Flick earned his first red card in Spanish football on Saturday when he was sent into the stands by Benito Villamarin during the 2-2 draw against Real Betis. Flick seemed more incredulous at the decision to send him away than at the decision he was supposedly protesting.
After the match, the German manager was baffled by the decision to sack him, claiming he was angry and shouting at himself. The referee flagged in his report that Flick had emerged from his technical area, shouting and gesticulating in protest at one of his decisions.
Now DAZN Espana believes they have identified what Flick was sent away for. As he returns to his technical area, Flick raises his hand in annoyance, after which the referee, informed by one of his assistants, turns and sends Flick away.
Barcelona will appeal the red card, which if enforced will see him excluded from the sidelines for Barcelona's final two games of the year in La Liga, against Leganes and Atletico Madrid. The Blaugrana hardly need any more setbacks in La Liga, with just one win in their last five domestically.
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