Andrés Guardado, expelled at club level after 16 years

The Mexican came on as a substitute in the semifinal of the Spanish Super Cup against Barcelona and saw the red card after receiving two yellow cards.

The Mexican midfielder Andres Guardado he was sent off in the match he faced Betis against Barcelonain game corresponding to the semifinal of the Spanish Super Cup in Saudi Arabia.

Andres Guardado He had not been expelled at the club level since November 5, 2006, when he was still a member of Atlas and was preparing for one of his last tournaments in Mexico before emigrating to Europe, where he has been to date.

The veteran midfielder came on as a substitute at minute 86, when his squad was tied at one goal against the culé team.

Upon entering, the five-time World Cup player took the captain’s badge and managed to have a good match in the center of the field. However, he had two actions that sentenced him to be ejected in overtime.

At minute 112 he received a yellow card from the whistler for a dangerous play on Pedri, but only six minutes later the Jalisco native saw a second yellow card when he swept over Kounde.

Said action caused the whistler to not hesitate to show him the second card and subsequent expulsion, causing the surprise of Andres Guardado.

The Mexican was expelled when the match was tied at two goals and the clock was about to end and send everything to penalty kicks.

In the end, the Verdiblanco team succumbed in a penalty shootout by a score of 4-2 against Barcelonawho will face Real Madrid on Sunday in search of the title of the Spain Supercup.

At the selection level, the last expulsion for Andres Guardado It was in the Copa América Centenario held in 2016.

The Chilean Manuel Pellegrini, coach of the Betishe was “very satisfied” with the level shown by his team despite the elimination and assured that “if anyone should have won it in the 120 minutes”, it was the Verdiblanco team.

“I am very satisfied with the performance of the team, we played a very complete game except for the first 25 minutes where the Barcelona He had control of the ball, although he did not have clear opportunities. Then we played well and were superior in the second half, having clear chances in the match. We couldn’t convert them, but we had the ability to come back,” he said at a press conference.