Real Madrid head coach Carlo Ancelotti has come to the defence of Jude Bellingham following his red card in the club’s 1-1 draw against Osasuna.

The match saw a great controversy when Bellingham was sent off in the first half for allegedly abusing the referee, José Luis Munuera Montero.

Ancelotti spoke candidly about the incident, stating, “It was a football match that we started and finished well despite being a player less. For Bellingham’s red card, the referee didn’t understand English. He said f*** off, he didn’t say f*** you, and he made a mistake because the translation in Spanish is no me jodas; it’s inoffensive.”

Carlo Ancelotti has claimed the referee acted out of nervousness after misinterpreting what the Englishman really said.

When asked about what Jude Bellingham said to the referee, Ancelotti replied: “I would be in favour of talking to the referee rather than Bellingham. He protested and said: ‘F*** off, if this is a foul, the other is a penalty’. The red card stems from the referee’s nervousness.

“Bellingham didn’t do anything to be sent off and the referee made a mistake in the translation.”