Real Madrid set to lodge fresh appeal against defender’s red card vs Real Sociedad | OneFootball

Over the weekend, Dean Huijsen became the first Real Madrid player this season to pick up a red card when he stopped Mikel Oyarzabal in his tracks in the game against Real Sociedad.

With the game poised at 1-0, Sociedad had an opportunity to break around the half-hour mark, with Oyarzabal chasing a long ball, in tandem with two Real Madrid centre-backs.

Realising he won’t get to the ball, Huijsen nudged Oyarzabal, leading to a straight red card – his first since joining Real Madrid.

A sticking point for Real Madrid was that the VAR official did not even ask the referee to get the foul checked from the pitchside monitor.

Frustrated with the decision, the Spanish giants lodged an appeal to the disciplinary committee against the red card, which was swiftly rejected.

Subsequently, the Spaniard was also given a one-match suspension, meaning he will miss the next game against Espanyol.

Real Madrid set to challenge Huijsen verdict

Huijsen must learn to adapt to La Liga’s refereeing standards.. (Photo by Stu Forster/Getty Images)

According to The Athletic, Real Madrid are set to appeal against RFEF’s decision to the governing body’s appeals committee.

Real Madrid remain adamant that Huijsen’s foul did not warrant a red card and a suspension, especially after the Technical Committee of Referees (CTA) admitted that the referee Gil Manzano had made an error by sending him off.

“This Committee understands that 100% of the criteria for DOGSO are not met and that the most appropriate sanction would have been a yellow card,” the committee said.

After all, Eder Militao was in vicinity and could have covered while the ball itself was very far from the goal when the incident occurred.

Nevertheless, it appears Huijsen has acknowledged he had made a mistake and that he would have to learn to adapt to the differences between refereeing in La Liga and the Premier League.

However, the youngster believes the decision should have been overturned by the VAR then and there. He would have then avoided such an ordeal.