"Huijsen was shown a straight red card in the 32nd minute at the Reale Arena for a foul on Mikel Oyarzabal, with referee Jesus Gil's interpretation being that the forward was in on goal, and the centre-back was the last defender. Madrid were already leading 1-0 thanks to Kylian Mbappé's early goal, and -- despite coming under pressure with 10 men -- went on to win 2-1 in San Sebastián to make it four wins out of four so far in LaLiga."
"[Eder] Militao was close. The ball wasn't under control. There were still 40 metres to go," Alonso told post-match news conference. "That's my interpretation, the referee had another, and the VAR had another. I asked for an explanation and it didn't convince me much. A source told ESPN that Madrid would now appeal in a bid to have Huijsen's dismissal overturned, and thus avoid a suspension, with another centre-back -- Antonio Rüdiger -- already out for up to 12 weeks with a muscular injury."
"The club's in-house TV channel, Real Madrid TV, announced after the game on Saturday that Madrid were "compiling a dossier" of refereeing decisions over the last year, which they would be sending to FIFA so that world football's governing body "would take note of what's happening in Spain." Madrid have been long-term, frequent critics of refereeing standards in LaLiga, with Real Madrid TV broadcasting videos of alleged refereeing mistakes before and after matches, and president Florentino Perez calling for radical reform."
Dean Huijsen received a straight red card in the 32nd minute at the Reale Arena for a foul on Mikel Oyarzabal after referee Jesus Gil judged the forward to be in on goal and Huijsen to be the last defender. Real Madrid led 1-0 from Kylian Mbappé's early goal and, despite playing with 10 men, won 2-1 in San Sebastián to remain unbeaten in LaLiga. Coach Xabi Alonso said the challenge merited a yellow card rather than a red and said the referee's and VAR's views differed from his. Real Madrid will appeal the dismissal to seek overturning and avoid suspension, with Antonio Rüdiger already sidelined for up to 12 weeks. Real Madrid TV announced it was compiling a dossier of refereeing decisions to send to FIFA. Real Madrid have repeatedly criticized LaLiga refereeing standards, and the Spanish federation made sweeping changes this summer.
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