BARCELONA – Real Madrid and Barcelona meet on Saturday in Valdebebas in a classic that could mark the outcome of the competition, with Atlético de Madrid as the third protagonist, and five days after the game, the atmosphere in Spanish football has already been installed in the controversy. . Barça’s victory against Valladolid was not only protested by the Pucelano club, but around the Bernabéu it was considered “a scandal” for which a very favorable arbitration to the Barça club was understood.
“I’m sure this referee will play in a match at the weekend as a reward after today,” former Real Madrid player Roberto Carlos posted on his Twitter account in a comment that was multiplied given that Barça treated him favorably. had. Latre, not pointing out a Jordi Alba fine or expelling Óscar Plano, who has burned social networks.
If the journalism rallies were aimed at what a few journalists near the merengue club described as ‘a robbery’ and a ‘warning of what awaits Madrid in the classic’, then even the political class was not left out. Resigned, when its own mayor, Óscar Puente, burst out with irony, saying that “I think the referee should have entered Barça’s dressing room to scold them. They almost didn’t win,” while Ronald Koeman, who acknowledged that he “lucky” was hopeful in all that. the controversy that may arise is not a condition for the referee next Saturday: “There was a point in the season when we deserved different decisions from the referees. I don’t think moments from today’s game can influence it.”
However, there were warnings from Barcelona that there were other actions during Monday’s game that needed to be taken into account in the referee’s overall performance, such as an attack on Antoine Griezmann that was not considered or a possible penalty against Sergiño Dest that was also left without . penalty … All this without forgetting the old controversies that favored Real Madrid during the season.
Whether it was the first round classic or the merengue team’s victories against Real Sociedad, Real Betis, Granada or Eibar that were not exempt from highly questionable games in favor of Zidane’s team and that is confirmed from the area around Barça, is not currently.