"For me, it was a yellow card. [Eder] Militao was close. The ball wasn't under control. There were still 40 metres to go. It's my interpretation, the referee had another, and the VAR had another. I asked for an explanation and it didn't convince me much, but let's leave it there ... Winning at Anoeta is always very difficult, and today it was even more difficult."
"When there are clear errors, I like VAR to intervene. I don't want to make this a monologue about the referee ... It conditioned the game a lot. We talked about his interpretation. It didn't convince me much. But there it is, we can't do anything. Let's see if other explanations convince me. Alonso described Huijsen as both "relieved" and "angry" after the final whistle. The coach admitted the defender's foul was "avoidable," but remained firm that a red card was too severe."
Real Madrid secured a 2-1 win over Real Sociedad to maintain a perfect start to the LaLiga season. Kylian Mbappe opened the scoring early, and Arda Guler doubled the lead before halftime. Dean Huijsen was sent off in the 32nd minute for a challenge judged to have denied a clear goalscoring opportunity, leaving Madrid with ten men for nearly an hour. Mikel Oyarzabal converted a second-half penalty to set up a tense finish, but Madrid held on. Coach Xabi Alonso publicly questioned the refereeing decision and said VAR failed to convince him.
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