Pep Guardiola suggested that he had little sympathy for Jude Bellingham And Real Madrid after the Laliga of the midfielder sent to swear, saying that the referees should be “left in peace”.
Bellingham scored the winning goal in Madrid’s 3-2 victory against Manchester City during the Champions League qualifiers last week at the Etihad stadium and should face Guardiola’s team during the second stage of Wednesday after the controversy against His dismissal against Osasuna on Saturday.
Bellingham and Madrid said that the England midfielder said “F — OFF” to referee Jose Luis Munue MONTEO rather than “F — You”, which would be the reason for the red card of Bellingham.
Madrid criticized the decision, although the Spanish Football Federation condemned the “attacks and abuses” that the referee received following.
Speaking on Tuesday in Madrid before the clash of the Champions League, the former coach of Barcelona Guardiola said that he did not think that translation was a problem in the incident.
“My English is good, but I don’t understand the difference between F — off and F — You,” said Guardiola. “But what is important is the intention, not the insult. The best thing is not to do it and leave the arbitrators in peace.
“There have always been decisions. You should ask Jude what his intention was. This is what matters.
“Maybe you can insult someone with a big smile on your face and it wouldn’t be that bad, right?”
Guardiola said that despite Bellingham’s red card for sworn, he did not deem it necessary to tell his players to pay attention to their language towards officials.
Romanian referee Istvan Kovacs will take charge of the match in the Bernabeu on Wednesday.
“I would never say, never but rarely I’m talking about the referees with my players,” said Guardiola.
“Perhaps in the circumstances where the previous days, it is impossible to forget because it is in the atmosphere of the changing rooms and the media, but most of the time, I do not even know who will be the referee .
“Yesterday (Monday) and this morning, we did not talk to the team and it will not happen tonight or tomorrow.”
