Pepe has slammed the decision to ignore Javier Hernandez’s late penalty appeal during Real Madrid’s stalemate with Villarreal in La Liga on Sunday.
The Mexican fell under Eric Bailly’s alleged push from behind in the box with just minutes left on the clock, only for referee Jose Luis Gonzalez Gonzalez to reject the striker’s claims and book the defender for dissent after he demanded the official to award the spot-kick.
“I told the referee that he had to whistle for the penalty [on Chicharito],” Pepe told Canal+.
“[Villarreal] are a good team and fight a lot. They ran a lot and hampered our work.
“We fought against a good team, who were well-organised, but we should have fought more, although I think we moved the ball around well and created many chances.
“They played with two banks of four, but in the second half they played with intensity and I think their goal, in my opinion, came on the counter.
“[On Isco’s substitution], we’re a team and everyone contributes. Players can enter and exit [the side], but what one must do is continue [working].”
