The Mallorca dressing room takes revenge on Mikel Merino: Maffeo, Rajkovic, Radonjic… “they ordered silence” after the victory
Revenge is served cold and in the Mallorca dressing room they had an unfinished score with Mikel Merinor that they managed to reach an agreement after the return of the Copa del Rey match at the Real Arena. To understand this story, you need to go back just two weeks, to February 18th. That day, Mallorca and Real Sociedad. They were arguing about what would be the second of the three clashes they would face this month in February.
At the 93rd minute Mikel Merino cut the score to 1-1 and gave Real Sociedad victory with a superb header.. The problem arose during the celebration. Mikel put his finger to his mouth and to the Mallorca dressing room, and the fans realized that he was telling the stands to shut up. He explained that no, that this was an ordinary holiday for him and that What he does is kiss his finger in an “L” shape to dedicate the goal to his partner.Lola Liberal.
Montage of Mikel Merino’s celebration and photo with his partner.
An explanation that didn’t convince
Players such as Dani Rodriguez have already criticized Mikel Merino’s celebration on the Son Mua grass. He didn’t like it in the Mallorca dressing room and many wanted to remind him of his gesture after the Cup match.. Radonich, for example, managed to silence the fans during the celebration, but he was not the only one.
Radonjic asks Real Arena fans to shut up.
Pablo Maffeo appeared live on Jaume Costa’s Instagram, covering his mouth with his finger and saying: “this is ele, this is ele, ele of the finale”, in connection with the celebration of Merino. Rajkovic also raised his hand to his mouth while celebrating at the foot of the pitch, and most of the team landed on the grass making the same gesture.
Several Mallorca players pose in team silence on the Real Arena pitch.
A dispute that begins in a championship match continues until the outcome of the Cup semi-final. Let’s see if it ends here or Mikel Merino and Real Madrid took note.