{"id":48827,"date":"2026-04-16T08:31:52","date_gmt":"2026-04-16T03:01:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/?p=48827"},"modified":"2026-04-16T08:31:52","modified_gmt":"2026-04-16T03:01:52","slug":"this-is-how-madrid-players-reacted-to-allianz-arenas-loss-and-ucl-exit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/football\/champions-league\/this-is-how-madrid-players-reacted-to-allianz-arenas-loss-and-ucl-exit\/","title":{"rendered":"This is how Madrid players reacted to Allianz Arena\u2019s loss and UCL exit"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Real Madrid players reacted with anger and frustration after their dramatic exit from the UEFA Champions League against Bayern Munich.<\/p>\n<p>The Spanish giants lost 6-4 on aggregate in the quarter-finals, but the focus quickly shifted to a controversial red card shown to Eduardo Camavinga late in the game.<\/p>\n<p>Several Madrid players openly questioned the decision after the final whistle. Defender \u00c9der Milit\u00e3o described the incident in clear terms, saying the red card was \u201cunfair.\u201d His reaction reflected the mood inside the dressing room, where many believed the decision changed the outcome of the tie.<\/p>\n<p>Young midfielder Arda G\u00fcler took a more emotional tone. He apologized to fans and promised a strong response in the future. \u201cThis isn\u2019t how it should\u2019ve been. We are sorry. We will be back,\u201d he said, ending his message with a show of support for the club.<\/p>\n<p>Experienced defender Antonio R\u00fcdiger avoided direct criticism but made his stance clear. \u201cIt\u2019s better I don\u2019t speak about the referee. Did you see the red card?\u201d he said, hinting at his disagreement with the decision.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, midfielder Jude Bellingham delivered the strongest reaction. The England international called the decision \u201ca joke\u201d as he left the pitch, highlighting the frustration among the squad.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Real Madrid players reacted with anger and frustration after their dramatic exit from the UEFA Champions League against Bayern Munich\u2026.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":202,"featured_media":48830,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4652],"tags":[4517,3694,221,2644,3686,1823,3919,2109,266,4149,3309,490,5216],"class_list":["post-48827","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-champions-league","tag-alvaro-arbeloa","tag-arda-guler","tag-bayern-munich","tag-camavinga","tag-david-ornstein","tag-fabrizio-romano","tag-la-liga","tag-madrid","tag-real-madrid","tag-referee","tag-toni-rudiger","tag-ucl","tag-ucl-exit"],"reading_time":"2 min read","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/48827","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/202"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=48827"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/48827\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":48831,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/48827\/revisions\/48831"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/48830"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=48827"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=48827"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=48827"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}