But what happened in the mind of Jules Koundé? We play the 63rd minute of play in this late game of the 4th day of La Liga in Barcelona and Sevilla. In a frankly boring match, the two teams did not live up to the bill, despite the downpours that fell. Suddenly, on a trivial action, the former Bordeaux player receives a contact from his opponent Jordi Alba. The reaction is instantaneous, almost as if it were a reflex. The French grabbed the ball and sent it in the face of the Barcelonan. The referee of the meeting, Carlos del Cerro Grande, does not ask any questions and shows his red card in the direction of Sevillan, sent off.
A logical expulsion that prompted comments after the meeting, starting with his coach, Julen Lopetegui: “He knows he was wrong, there was not much to say either. He got carried away. It’s a matter of age but I’m sure it won’t affect him too much because he’s one of the learners. A bad day. It happens to you, it happens to me, a bad day at work. He is aware of it. He is very intelligent, very young and, however young he is, he is sometimes wrong. He fell into the trap of the adversary. “
Outnumbered during the last half hour, Sevilla still managed to keep the draw until the end against a very disappointing Catalan formation (1-1). “It’s a team that fought a lot, showed character and ambition, added the Sevilla coach. The expulsion conditioned us and made us step back. The team did an extraordinary job, I think we gave them only one chance with Dembélé’s shot. “
For this nasty gesture, the international with the 7 selections should suffer a heavy penalty. Interviewed on the Cadena SER, Iturralde González, a specialist in refereeing and according to the disciplinary code of the Spanish federation, thinks that Jules Koundé could be absent for at least four games.
