I wanted to come here because a lot more has happened than I would have thought or imagined after Saturday. I waited a few days to review what happened, Bastoni said. What I felt was contact with my arm, which was emphasised when I watched it back. I'm here to take responsibility. What I regret is my subsequent behaviour. A human being has the right to make mistakes but equally the duty to recognise them. That's why I'm here.
There were several challenges that caught the eye in the match, not least Raul Asencio's hack on Pedri that resulted in a yellow card for the Real Madrid man. Former referee Iturralde González has analyzed the footage and feels Asencio was lucky to escape with just a booking. "Asencio's challenge on Pedri, in my opinion, is more of a red card than a yellow," he told Carrusel Deportivo.