At the end of the semi-final against Mallorca, emotions were running high, with Jude Bellingham, Vinicius Jr and Pablo Maffeo among the players involved.
Real Madrid and Barcelona meet in El Clásico in the final of the 2025 Spanish Super Cup after Carlo Ancelotti's team defeated Mallorca 3-0 in Thursday's semi-final, which ended in controversy with a number of players on either side immediately embroiled in a heated argument. after Los Blancos' third goal in stoppage time.
As predicted, Pablo Maffeo and Vinicius Jr. from Mallorca, who have had some ill-tempered battles in the past, to them. Jude Bellingham was accused of starting the fight by provoking Maffeo, whose teammate Samu Costa became involved, as did young Madrid defender Raúl Asencio.
Mallorca players unhappy with Asencio comments and kiss
And it was Asencio who was criticized by Mallorca captain Dani Rodríguez after the match. The 21-year-old's shouting match with Maffeo was caught on camera, with lip readers suggesting he told his opponent: “Go away, you're really bad”. Sharp words indeed…
Asencio was also seen blowing a kiss in Maffeo's direction, which did little to endear Rodríguez.
“At the end of the match, I think I encourage Asencio, given how young he is and that he will play many more big matches in his career, to learn how to win. It will do him good. We just think what happened wasn't right, that's all.”
Speaking to the media after the match, Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti called the incidents 'unnecessary' and refused to blame anyone, although he did reveal that he had spoken to Maffeo in an attempt to defuse the situation.
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