Villarreal star Alex Baena was cruelly shown a red card after paying tribute to the club's late vice president Jose Manuel Llaneza.
Premier League-linked winger Baena scored his eighth goal of the season to equalise for the Yellow Submarine against Almeria in LaLiga, and marked the occasion by lifting his shirt to reveal a t-shirt bearing the message 'thanks for everything, Llaneza'. The 21-year-old had already been booked, though, and referee Ricardo de Burgos showed him a second yellow card followed by a red.
Vice-president Llaneza had died at the age of 74. And, after the 10-man hosts snatched a remarkable late victory, further tributes poured out for a man described by the Spanish club as one of the "great architects" of their success.
