Real Madrid was in pole position for La Liga, after having built up a seven-point lead over Barcelona and a four-point gap to Atletico Madrid in the past two months in the past two months, but their good run came across an abrupt end on Saturday evening Espanyol. A Late Carlos Romero goaled Los Blancos to their 7th loss of the year.
However, their shortcomings were hardly discussed after the game, while Real Madrid was smelly about the decision not to send Romero for an earlier challenge about Kylian Mbappe. Real Madrid has released a video that implies that La Liga referees are corrupt. In the meantime, Carlo Ancelotti referred to the decision on the same night not to produce a red card as 'inexplicable'.
This feeling of indignation extends to the dressing room. As reported Diario AS, the Real Madrid players believe that the referees are against them and that the decision not to send Romero was deliberately taken to damage Los Blancos. They say that the anger that comes from the Real Madrid players has few precedents.
There was an atmosphere of disbelief in the dressing room of Real Madrid, and after Romero's decision, they think they should have had a penalty for a handball by Jofre Mateu. There is bitterness about the fact that the goal of Vinicius Junior was also abolished due to a clear error by Kylian Mbappe prior to the goal.
That was their frustration that none of the Real Madrid players spoke with the media in the mix zone after the game, albeit with other media or those of the club. They preferred to remain silent because they considered to make a statement.
The incident happens only a few days after Rafael Louzan, president of the Royal Spanish football federation, openly spoke about Real Madrid who pushed a change in the referee system in Spain on him.
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