Marca: Dissatisfied with the penalty, Alonso approached the referee during HT

The Madrid coach spoke with the referee in the tunnel before the start of the second half.

Real Madrid saw how a first half that started with a lead slipped away. A loose ball pushed by O'Reilly resulted in the 1-1. Minutes later, a tug by Rüdiger in the area preceded a VAR review for a possible penalty. Turpin was clear and pointed to a penalty kick, an opportunity that Haaland did not waste to make it 1-2.

In the subsequent play, Asencio was grabbed by Gvardiol in the 'citizen' area. A play that was strongly contested by the Madrid players due to its similarity to Rüdiger's. However, Turpin was not called from the video assistant referee room to review the action.

Before the start of the second half, Xabi approached Turpin in the tunnel to ask for explanations about what had happened in the first half. The French referee provided them, but the coach returned to the bench to talk to his technical staff with an indecisive look, far from being convinced by that conversation.