Real Madrid TV slam non-penalty decision during El Clasico – “One more in the Negreira League”

Real Madrid TV slam non-penalty decision during El Clasico – “One more in the Negreira League”

Real Madrid were soundly beaten by Barcelona on Sunday, although they did feel aggrieve at not having the chance to get back into the game at the Spotify Camp Nou.

Barcelona won 2-0 thanks to goals from Marcus Rashford and Ferran Torres, but late in the second half, Real Madrid were left disappointed at not being awarded a penalty following a clash between Jude Bellingham and Eric Garcia.

Replays showed that Bellingham was caught by a flailing elbow from Eric inside the area, which left him bloodied. On-field referee Alejandro Hernandez Hernandez missed the incident, but VAR decided against getting involved, with the decision being that no foul had been committed by the Barcelona defender.

Real Madrid head coach Alvaro Arbeloa noted the incident during his pre-match press conference, although he refused to be drawn too much on the matter. That was not the case for Real Madrid TV, as they went to town on the decision not to penalise Eric for the incident with Bellingham, as per MD.

“One more of the Negreira League, one more demonstration that in La Liga there is no equal refereeing criteria. Real Madrid is always harmed by the VAR referees.”