Barcelona coach: Referees in Spain expel people for no reason
Barcelona coach Ronald Koeman said that referees in Spain expel people "for no reason", after Koeman and midfielder Frenkie de Jong were sent off during the match that Barcelona drew with its host Cadiz yesterday evening in the sixth stage of the Spanish League. .
Barcelona's hopes of achieving an urgently needed victory against Cadiz were greatly diminished, when De Jong received a second yellow card and was sent off in the 65th minute.
Barcelona's problems were exacerbated in the added time of the match, when Koeman was sent off for his objection to referee Carlos del Cerro Grande.
The draw in yesterday's match was Barcelona's third in its first five league matches this season, and the team is seven points behind leaders Real Madrid, knowing that Real Madrid has played six games.
Koeman's expulsion came after moments of confusion due to the appearance of two balls on the field at the same time, and the Dutch coach says that Ciro Grande sent him off because of his alert to the situation.
And Sergio Busquets received a yellow card for kicking the ball towards the Cadiz player who had the other ball.
Koeman said in statements to the Spanish channel "Movistar": "This (the expulsion) was not due to nervousness, but it was because I told the fourth referee that there was another ball on the field and that the referee should stop playing. Everyone saw the ball except for the referee."
He added: "They expel you for no reason, in this country they (the rulers) expel you for no reason."
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