Madrid have taken a proactive stance in the legal proceedings, with Perez revealing the extent of the documentation they are prepared to use to support their claims of unfair treatment. He suggested that the alleged corruption has had a direct and measurable impact on recent league standings, specifically citing the current campaign's frustrations.
The president detailed the club's next steps in the legal fight: "We are going to present all the documentation to UEFA. 500 pages. It is very important documentation. We have made, year after year, all the points that have been taken from us in a blatant way. This year they have taken between 16 and 18 points from us. IfBarca wants to sue me, let them do it. I hadn't found out about the Negreira Case until three years ago. The first one who presents himself as a victim is Real Madrid. Then I realized that Barcelona had paid for more than two decades to the referees."