It was a red card.. his studs were up and it was knee high. It was a cowards tackle from Pepe, he turned his back and put his foot up, very dangerous tackle. He has history of this.
Alves done what was best for his team by rolling around the ground. Job done.
I think it is about time that a team has given Jose Mourinho a taste of his own medicine. His teams have been doing this, way back to when Porto cheated Celtic out of a Uefa Cup.
I can't understand how people can accuse one team or the other of cheating, when it was blatantly obvious that they were both at it. Every break in play about four from each team surrounded the ref. Busquets, Alves, Di Maria, Ronaldo, Ramos are all cheats of the highest order.
Only 4 players can come out of that game with their heads held high, Messi, Puyol, Xavi and Xabi Alonso. The rest are cheating bitches.