Real Madrid analysts acknowledge that the Arbeloa-led side is underperforming.
Real Madrid TV has accused Barcelona of failing to award a penalty to the club’s French star Kylian Mbappé during Friday’s La Liga match against Girona.
In the dying minutes of Friday’s match, Girona’s Víctor Reus struck Mbappé in the face inside the box, drawing blood, yet referee Albertola Rojas failed to point to the spot. VAR official Trujillo Suárez also declined to intervene.
In its post-match analysis, Real Madrid TV stated: “The team played poorly, but they also suffered the consequences of a disgraceful refereeing performance.”
“Fortunately for us, we have numerous replays, and in all of them it is clear that the incident was a clear penalty. In fact, it was a double penalty, because Víctor Reyes also tripped Mbappé with his leg. These are the consequences Real Madrid are paying because of Negreira… what we are seeing is La Liga Negreira.”
Barcelona is accused of sports corruption for paying a company owned by José María Enríquez Negreira, who served as vice-chairman of Spain’s Technical Committee of Referees, between 2001 and 2018 for consultancy services.
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