Alejandro Grimaldo generally played pretty well in Bayer Leverkusen’s most recent Bundesliga game against SC Freiburg, even scoring Die Werkself‘s second goal on the night in a 3-3 draw. But he will not be putting in such a performance on the next matchday against Bayern Munich. In the 51st minute of the match against Die Breisgrau, Grimaldo attempted to turn with the ball in midfield but took a heavy touch that allowed a Freiburg player to steal in. Grimaldo then attempted to win the ball back but his
effort to do so was clumsy and very late, resulting in the Spaniard being shown a yellow card by the referee. Grimaldo was visibly disgusted by the decision, throwing up a hand in disgust and grinning sardonically.
That yellow card was his fifth of the Bundesliga season, resulting in a one match ban which will rule him out of Leverkusen’s upcoming match against Bayern in the Bundesliga. Asked about the yellow card, Grimaldo said it was all about anger.
“I was angry because I didn’t understand why the referee showed me the yellow card,” he explained, as captured by @iMiaSanMia. “These referees are really bad. I’ll try to support my team from the sidelines against Bayern.”
Grimaldo has developed even further this season and has become arguably the most important player of a Leverkusen side that were shorn of many their best players in the 2025 summer transfer window. He will be a big loss to the team when they host Bayern, looking to do better than their disappointing performance versus the Bavarians in the Hinrunde.
