Real Madrid player blames referee for defeat against Bayern Munich

MUNICH, GERMANY - APRIL 15: referee Slavko Vincic (SVN) shows red card to Eduardo Camavinga of Real Madrid , Vinicius Junior of Real Madrid Kilian Mbappe of Real Madrid Jude Bellingham of Real Madrid disappointed during the UEFA Champions League 2025/26 Quarter-Final Second Leg match between FC Bayern München and Real Madrid CF at Football Arena Munich on April 15, 2026 in Munich, Germany. (Photo by EyesWideOpen/Getty Images) | Getty Images

Real Madrid got dumped out of the Champions League by Bayern Munich. Slovenian referee Slavko Vinčić was in charge of officiating the high-profile fixture. Despite being bested by Bayern Munich and several of the ref calls going in favor of Real Madrid, Dani Carvajal thinks that it was the referee who lost them the game.

A majority of Real Madrid goals against Bayern once again turned out to be controversial. The foul that led to the freekick goal of Real Madrid was later shown to be a dive by Brahim Diaz. Antonio Rüdiger’s actions to injure Bayern’s Josip Stanišić was completely overlooked. It was part of the build-up that led to the third goal. The ref did not concern himself with any of the Real players’ actions. However, this was not sufficient to Real Madrid who wish to shift the entire blame of the defeat on the ref.

Per a report by DAZN (as captured by @iMiaSanMia), Dani Carvajal was livid with the referee. “It’s your fault. It’s your f***ing fault,” Carvajal is reported to have said following the defeat to Bayern.

Carvajal can complain all he wants, but the fact of the matter remains. Madrid’s had no real tactic in build-up other than waiting for a Bayern mistake. Arda Güler in the 22nd minute was struggling to create anything from the sluggish movement and rigid structure of his team.

Left to their own against a low block, this Real Madrid side showed they have nothing to get through a defense. Further, their behavior post the game continued their embarrassment off the pitch as well. Güler received a red card as he lead his teammates in a prolonged fight with the referees. The penalty call for Bayern, that wasn’t given in the first leg, the several over the top tackles that refs turned a blind eye to have not seemed to register with the Real Madrid players. Bayern Munich have a lot more to talk about refs should they want to.

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