Football or Kung Fu? See what crazy tackle got Atlético Madrid defender a red card

Atlético Madrid played Athletic Bilbao in the semi-finals of the Spanish Super Cup and although they were leading 1:0, the Basque team turned the game around and advanced to the final. In the 94th minute, José María Giménez was still angry.

It’s nice that the Spanish Federation and the Spanish clubs are getting a big payday by moving the tournament to Saudi Arabia, but is it worth it? At least people turned up for the semi-final between Real Madrid and Barcelona, but nobody was interested in the Atlético vs Athletic duel, so the stadium was half empty.

The match had the atmosphere of a friendly, the players couldn’t get into a proper rhythm. For a long time, nothing substantial happened until the Colchoneros took the lead in the 62nd minute. After a corner kick, Felix headed his attempt off the bar and it bounced happily off the back of goalkeeper Unaie Simon and into the net.

But Athletic Club didn’t give up and turned the score around within four minutes. In the 77th minute, Yeray Álvarez pounced on a corner and equalized the match with a precise header. Four minutes later, it was even more cheerful. A deflected corner kick found 19-year-old Nico Williams on the whitewash, and he headed it with his left hand to the bar. He celebrated his goal right on the pitch with his brother Iñaki Williams.

But in the last minute, there was one more non-football moment. José María Giménez couldn’t take the defeat and had to take his frustration out on the Athletic players.

In a completely incomprehensible way, he jumped into a high ball with his kick and with a kung-fu kick, he surprisingly did not kick Iñigo Martínez’s head.

Source: Twitter, Livesport