Overview
- Play was halted around the 55th minute for several minutes after VAR flagged an off-the-ball incident.
- Pitchside replays showed Abdel Abqar touching Alexander Sorloth’s groin away from the ball, prompting the review.
- Ortiz issued Abqar a straight red for unsportsmanlike conduct and booked Sorloth for his angry reaction.
- Nahuel Molina’s first-half strike decided the match, leaving Atlético third on 57 points with Barcelona and Real Madrid holding a game in hand.
- Abqar told Movistar he did not intend to touch Sorloth in that area.