Braulio Vázquez gets two matches for the tunnel row vs Real Madrid

Braulio Vázquez, Valencia's sporting director, will serve two matches' suspension handed down by the RFEF Disciplinary Committee over the incidents in the dressing-room tunnel at halftime of the Valencia-Real Madrid game at Mestalla, according to MARCA.

Referee Francisco José Hernández Maeso wrote in his report that the sporting director confronted assistant Iván Massó over a decision he felt was wrongly given as a foul, shouting “It's not a foul, it's not a foul! What a joke!”. The official added that Braulio kept up the same heated protests as he walked past him, and police had to step in to identify him and move him away from the area.

The case is not the only punishment: José Luis Gayà was sent off for a tackle on Mbappé that the referee classed as serious foul play, and he will miss the next league match. Mundo Deportivo reports that this game is against Rayo Vallecano, where Braulio's suspension also applies, with his other match against Osasuna at Mestalla, plus a fine.