La Liga has announced that it will investigate the state of Real Valladolid’s pitch during their match against Barcelona on Saturday.
Ousmane Dembele’s second-half goal gave Barca a 1-0 win at Valladolid, but the biggest talking point was that of the Jose Zorrilla pitch, which had only been re-laid four days before the match and was seen to come apart in the players’ hands.
“The state of Jose Zorrilla’s turf didn’t meet the minimum conditions required for a competition such as La Liga,” tweeted Liga chief Javier Tebas.
“Evidently, the corresponding disciplinary file has been opened to apportion the blame.”