Four minutes from a win Barcelona could not afford to drop, Anthony Gordon walked towards the dugout one pace too slow.

Flick had pulled the England winger off for Karim Adeyemi. Under a rule introduced in La Liga this season, a substituted player must leave the pitch within ten seconds of the board being shown; if he takes longer, his team plays the next minute with ten men while the replacement waits outside, as Goal.com set out in its video write-up of the incident. With his side 2-1 up at the Riyadh Air Metropolitano and the clock reading 86, a minute down to ten was the last thing Flick wanted.

Gordon dawdled. Flick erupted in his face from the technical area, visibly shouting as the 25-year-old made his way off. Gordon, according to TribalFootball, looked shocked by the manager’s reaction. The clip was circulating on Spanish football media within minutes of the final whistle.

Fermin’s brace behind the mood

The frustration came after a comeback crafted by Fermin Lopez. Giuliano Simeone had put Atletico Madrid ahead in the 10th minute, turning home a close-range volley from a Julian Alvarez cross, before Lopez levelled on the cusp of half-time and then fired past Jan Oblak in the 66th after a Lamine Yamal through ball, per Al Jazeera’s match report.

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“Lamine has been very good. His pass for the second goal was half the goal itself. I’m very happy,” Lopez said in post-match comments relayed by Al Jazeera.

Gordon’s status at Barcelona

Gordon joined Barcelona from Newcastle in May on a five-year contract, with British media reporting an initial €80m plus add-ons for the 25-year-old. He arrived as part of the attacking refresh Flick asked for last summer and has featured regularly since. Sunday’s dressing-down is the first time the pair have been seen falling out on camera, but it followed a performance in which Gordon had not been one of the game’s drivers.

Barcelona top on 33 points

Barcelona go into the November international break three points clear of Real Madrid at the top of La Liga and five clear of third-placed Atletico, with 33 points after 12 matches. Flick’s own verdict on the performance was calmer than his touchline mood had suggested, in comments relayed by beIN Sports.

“The first half wasn’t perfect, but the second half was. I think we deserved the victory.”

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