Twitter erupts as Toni Kroos receives late red card in Real Madrid's damaging 1-1 draw against Girona

Many fans have taken to Twitter to express their thoughts after Real Madrid were held to a 1-1 draw by Girona in La Liga.

Real Madrid faced Girona at the Santiago Bernabeu in their 12th La Liga match of the season today (30th October). They went into the game looking to reclaim their place at the top of the table.

Los Blancos were also keen to bounce back from their 3-1 defeat to RB Leipzig in the UEFA Champions League. However, the match ultimately ended in a frustrating 1-1 draw for the hosts.

Girona managed to keep Carlo Ancelotti's men at bay in the first half, restricting them to just long-range efforts. They also had the best chances in the first period of the game, but failed to capitalize on them.

While the scoreline remained at 0-0 for the first 25 minutes of the second half, Vinicius Jr. finally broke the deadlock in the 70th minute. Federico Valverde set the Brazil international up for the goal following fine build-up play by Real Madrid.

Marco Asensio had a chance to double Los Blancos' lead just two minutes later, but a brilliant save from Paulo Gazzaniga denied him. He went on to rue the missed chance as Girona nullified Vinicius' goal in the 80th minute.

Cristhian Stuani found the back of the net for the visitors from the penalty spot with 10 minutes remaining on the clock. However, the circumstances in which Girona were awarded the penalty were controversial.

The referee decided to give Girona a penalty after a cross hit Asensio in the arm, leaving Real Madrid fans infuriated. Stuani, though, grabbed the chance with both hands and buried the spot-kick.

Rodrygo then put the ball in the back of the net in the 89th minute, but had the goal disallowed. The referee chalked it off as Girona goalkeeper Gazzaniga had his hand on the ball when the Brazilian poked it in.

Things got more frustrating for Ancelotti and Co. when Toni Kroos was given marching orders in the first minute of injury time. The German, who was shown a yellow card for a foul early on in the half, was booked for the second time after he stopped a breakaway.

Kroos thus received his first La Liga red card in 253 appearances, while Real Madrid ended the game with 10 men. Girona managed to hold on and the two sides shared the spoils.

The Bernabeu outfit managed to achieve what they set out to do, reclaiming their place at the top of the table. However, the draw means that Barcelona are just one point behind them.

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Here's how Twitter reacted to Real Madrid's draw against Girona:

BETWIZAD.COM

@BetwizadTips

Toni Kroos was sent off for the first time in his Entire Football career 🥶

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Toni Kroos was sent off for the first time in his Entire Football career 🥶 https://t.co/j493yX9R5O

Toni Kroos FC

@KroosHardPics

You know something is wrong with referee when Kroos got red card. His first in his whole career! Unbelievable…🤬🤬

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You know something is wrong with referee when Kroos got red card. His first in his whole career! Unbelievable…🤬🤬 https://t.co/UpTMcOPj7b

Hoanidista🇵🇹🇪🇦

@RealNoah

Le caviar de Valverde pour Vinicius....🤍

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Le caviar de Valverde pour Vinicius....🇧🇷🤍🇺🇾 https://t.co/Fi5fIqoNJt

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@4Mnolas

Vinicius jr knows how to position himself when valverde has the ball twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

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Vinicius jr knows how to position himself when valverde has the ball⚡️😍 twitter.com/i/web/status/1… https://t.co/0hW4ysA38Y

WolfRMFC

@WolfRMFC

Valverde pass for a Vinicius goal at the back post.. I’ve seen it before 🤔

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Valverde pass for a Vinicius goal at the back post.. I’ve seen it before 🤔 https://t.co/esBZ7u4Qch

gxldesamu

@gxldesamu

VINICIUS ANORMAL

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VINICIUS ANORMAL https://t.co/aPyj21znNM

B/R Football

@brfootball

Barcelona watching Real Madrid drop points at home against Girona 👁️

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Barcelona watching Real Madrid drop points at home against Girona 👁️ https://t.co/nKhSXH5DmS

Troll Football

@TrollFootball

Real Madrid without Benzema

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Real Madrid without Benzema https://t.co/vD19UJXqvK

TC

@totalcristiano

Absolute joke.

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Absolute joke. https://t.co/9Tbatc5VSb

Madrid Xtra

@MadridXtra

No words to describe this referee’s performance today.

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No words to describe this referee’s performance today.

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@7bling_bling

@MadridXtra The softest red card of all time on kroos , the Rodrygo goal ball wasn’t even in the GK’s hand , never a pen asw.

Embarrassing referee

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@MadridXtra The softest red card of all time on kroos , the Rodrygo goal ball wasn’t even in the GK’s hand , never a pen asw.

Embarrassing referee

Anderson 🇧🇷

@andersoonx_

@MadridXtra What happened today at the Santiago Bernabéu was one of the greatest robberies of all time. Real Madrid were seriously handicapped by the referee. Barcelona need to be investigated.

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@MadridXtra What happened today at the Santiago Bernabéu was one of the greatest robberies of all time. Real Madrid were seriously handicapped by the referee. Barcelona need to be investigated.

J.

@StonedBatxx

@MadridXtra I have never seen a more rigged game than this. Preparing the league for Varcelona

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@MadridXtra I have never seen a more rigged game than this. Preparing the league for Varcelona

endibengi

@bengullah

@ghostyvx @MadridXtra This league is sooo finished and im not even joking

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@ghostyvx @MadridXtra This league is sooo finished and im not even joking

Onepointfootball

@AceEdits011

That's what Every club fans say when they play against Real madrid

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That's what Every club fans say when they play against Real madrid 😭😭😭 https://t.co/zUhQo9mK6o

Mehedi Hassan

@MHassanFootball

This game is on Real Madrid. If you are relying on the worst referees in Europe to make fair calls in a game that you should close out by the first half against a team that conceded 19 goals before this game, then your team is the problem, not the referee.

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This game is on Real Madrid. If you are relying on the worst referees in Europe to make fair calls in a game that you should close out by the first half against a team that conceded 19 goals before this game, then your team is the problem, not the referee.

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