The RFEF’s Comité de Disciplina published its disciplinary resolution for the round on 23 September, covering the Atlético Madrid-Real Madrid derby among the featured fixtures reviewed during the international break. The file includes several individual sanctions for players and technical staff, alongside a separate and specific requirement directed at Real Madrid over compliance with official match timings.

Jude Bellingham and Cristian ‘Cuti’ Romero were both cautioned for dangerous play, while Denzel Dumfries was sanctioned for making observations, gestures or objections toward the referee, assistants or fourth official. Marc Pubill was separately sanctioned for other actions or omissions constituting an infringement under the Laws of the Game.

Dean Huijsen was sent off during the derby for an action inside his own penalty area involving Atlético forward Giuliano Simeone, a passage examined in detail by Football España’s breakdown of the VAR audio behind the red card . As a result, the Real Madrid centre-back must serve one match of suspension in domestic competition.

The technical benches were not spared either. Ignacio Pablo Vercellone, on Atlético’s staff, and Pedro Luis Ferreira, on Real Madrid’s, must each serve a one-match sanction, while Atlético coach Diego Pablo Simeone was cautioned for the same category of offence applied to Dumfries – observations, gestures or objections toward the officiating team.

Beyond the individual sanctions, the Comité de Disciplina issued a special resolution aimed squarely at Real Madrid as a club rather than at any individual player or staff member. The wording, reproduced verbatim in the published resolution, reads: Procede recordar al Real Madrid CF la obligación que viene impuesta a los equipos respecto al estricto cumplimiento del horario oficial establecido para el inicio de los encuentros, en el desarrollo de sus dos tiempos, requiriéndose que extreme su diligencia, adoptando las medidas necesarias para su debido cumplimiento en los partidos que dispute.

In practical terms, the committee is instructing Real Madrid to take the necessary measures to ensure strict adherence to official kick-off and half-time timings in its upcoming fixtures. The resolution sets out a formal institutional reminder on this point.

With Huijsen, Vercellone and Ferreira each carrying a one-match suspension, both clubs will need to plan around those absences for their next domestic outings, while Real Madrid faces the added scrutiny of the RFEF’s explicit watch on its scheduling discipline going forward.