#4 Victor Valdes’ rare moment of fury (March 2013 Madrid 2-1 Barcelona)
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Barcelona were desperately pushing men forward into the opposition’s box in search of a header or a mishit shot which could rebound off a defender into the back of the net. Opportunities had dried up for them with Pepe and other defenders preferring to defend deep and block the attempts out.
As the seconds slowly started drying up, Ramos could not handle the pressure of the moment. He foolishly fouled Barcelona defender Adriano in the box which presented a brilliant opportunity as Barcelona now had the chance to equalise from the spot. Referee Miguel- Angel-Perez- Lasa though responded differently than expected by deciding to not award the spot-kick calling it a fair tackle and waving off protests by Barcelona players.
At this moment Barcelona goalkeeper Victor Valdes could not control his fury and mouthed off expletives at the referee which earned him a red card. The Barcelona players clearly felt cheated as they walked off the pitch at the end of injury time.
