Real Madrid full-back Alvaro Arbeloa responded to Gérard Piqué’s comments about the Real-Elche match by saying, “Very happy with the three points! I’m delighted that some people are swapping theater for cinema, it’s always good.” The reference to “theater” alludes to the Chelsea-Barcelona match in 2006, during which Lionel Messi managed to get English player Asier Del Horno sent off by exaggerating an injury. Arbeloa’s comment suggests that Piqué is engaging in theatrics.
