Real Madrid’s management accused Barcelona officials of influencing the refereeing decisions in Real Madrid’s matches after the refereeing situation in which the referee, Khil Manzano, in the Real Madrid match against Valencia on Saturday led to, according to the Merengue, depriving him of victory.
According to the Spanish newspaper “AS”, Real Madrid club officials are very angry about what happened in the team’s match against the “Bats”, after referee Gil Manzano canceled a goal scored after the referee blew his whistle.
What sparked the controversy was that Manzanz blew the final whistle the moment the Royal Club player, Ibrahim Diaz, sent a cross ball that Jude Bellingham headed into a goal. The arbitration controversy did not stop here, as Bellingham was sent off for protesting against the cancellation of the goal.
Italian Carlo Ancelotti revealed that Bellingham did not insult the referee, but rather told him that it was a “fuckin’ goal.”
An unprecedented arbitration decision deprives Real Madrid of victory in the Mestalla.#ValenciaRealMadrid
– Real Madrid (@realmadridarab) March 2, 2024
The newspaper added that Royal Club officials accuse Barcelona president Joan Laporta and technical director Xavi Hernandez of influencing refereeing decisions in recent matches.
A recent video shows that the referee zeroed after Diaz’s cross to Bellingham
Arbitration disaster 🤦🤬pic.twitter.com/cMVrH1CC9N– Abu Fatim (@ABOOFATIM) March 3, 2024
She believes that the president of the Catalan club was very harsh when criticizing the referees of the Real Madrid and Almería matches. He also described Real Madrid’s behavior in attacking the referees by publishing video clips of refereeing errors on its television channel as “disgraceful.”
Weeks ago, Xavi hinted at the referees’ favoritism towards Real Madrid, and that he benefited from refereeing privileges during the matches of the current season, which prevents his team from reducing the gap between it and its traditional rival, and this matter also made it difficult for them to compete for the La Liga title.
Real Madrid scores against Valencia after the referee’s whistle.
Did the referee deprive Real Madrid of winning?#La Liga #Valencia_Real_Madrid pic.twitter.com/sob0CATbXD
— beIN SPORTS (@beINSPORTS) March 2, 2024
Real Madrid believes – according to the Spanish newspaper – that there have been double standards since the statements of Laporta and Xavi, which cost the team a loss of 6 full points, with a draw against Atletico Madrid, Rayo Vallecano and finally Valencia.
He believes that Barcelona was the biggest beneficiary of this matter, especially in the Celta Vigo match, when the Blaugrana achieved victory in the last moments.
The newspaper concluded that there is concern within Real Madrid about what will happen in the upcoming matches, by facilitating the task of Barcelona winning and reducing the gap further, thus reviving its hopes of competing for the “La Liga” title, especially with the approaching “El Clásico” between the two teams, scheduled for the “Santiago Bernabeu” stadium. On the 21st of next month.
2024-03-03 22:57:31
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