Llorente on the derby’s unawarded penalty: “A train came right at me” | OneFootball

Marcos Llorente was one of the protagonists of the derby, with a penalty not awarded to him after a very tough tackle by Carvajal. The Atlético player analyzed the controversial incidents of the Real Madrid 3-2 Atlético de Madrid match during a charity golf and padel tournament at Golf Santander, held to support the work of the Xana Foundation, created in memory of Luis Enrique's daughter. A Marcos Llorente who was forceful about what happened in the derby, with a penalty not called, although he assures that, in hindsight, he thinks "it's not worth giving an opinion."

The Atlético player gave his view of how he experienced the incident, which happened in the ninth minute of the match: "I didn't even realize it, because I took the shot and a train came at me from the front, I didn't know who it was, I didn't know anything. In the end, if the VAR doesn't help either, it's true that things happen very quickly." He made it very clear that he hadn't noticed what had happened, other than being run over by a Carvajal who had a free hand to dish out tackles throughout the derby. Unlike Llorente himself, who after receiving his fifth yellow card will miss the next LaLiga EA Sports match against Barcelona due to suspension.

Marcos Llorente shared his opinion about the play in the derby, which for him, deserved to be called a penalty: "We are aware that it's also very difficult for the referee, but I think that's what VAR is for, to help in those situations, and if they saw that there was nothing…" He added, "it makes no sense that the striker in this situation shoots and then someone comes and kicks him. Since he's already taken the shot, nothing happens, right?"

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