++ [ originally posted by Martin ] ++
Thiago Motta, the man who replaced Davids, had been sent off for two yellows. Not that Motta was to blame. He got the first yellow for a foul on Valerón, which was actually committed by Cocu. And Motta, the No. 23, got his second and a red for another foul on Valerón, committed by Oleguer, who ever-so-confusingly wears 32. The referee? Yes, the man who gave that penalty at the Bernabéu two weeks ago: 1920s moustachioed wally Pedro Tristante Oliva. What a man.
Thiago Motta, the man who replaced Davids, had been sent off for two yellows. Not that Motta was to blame. He got the first yellow for a foul on Valerón, which was actually committed by Cocu. And Motta, the No. 23, got his second and a red for another foul on Valerón, committed by Oleguer, who ever-so-confusingly wears 32. The referee? Yes, the man who gave that penalty at the Bernabéu two weeks ago: 1920s moustachioed wally Pedro Tristante Oliva. What a man.
