Real Madrid TV launched a fresh attack on La Liga referees in the wake of Sunday’s 3-2 win over Atletico Madrid at the Santiago Bernabeu.
Los Blancos were left furious after seeing Fede Valverde sent off in the second half and let rip on their TV channel once again.
“This is a scandal, this is a disgrace, that sums up this action. It’s a clear yellow card offense, it’s blatant, but if we remember what happened in Pamplona we can understand this and why VAR didn’t call him,” they said.
“You’re going
to hear that the problem is Real Madrid TV, that they make videos. We’re doing this to denounce the fact that this can never be a red card, it’s a textbook yellow. Baena touches the ball, moves it away, and that’s why Valverde doesn’t touch it. He didn’t try to ruin the derby, he tried to ruin Real Madrid, which isn’t the same thing. Then we’ll see ‘Time for Justification,’ where they might even agree with him.
“I’m sure he’ll justify this action and say that both the referee and the VAR official were right. This can’t be; a player shouldn’t be sent off for this. Then they’ll try to sell you a load of rubbish, they’ll talk about intensity, that there’s no ball. Of course there’s the ball, but Valverde can’t reach it because Baena touches it.”
Real Madrid did go on to win the game, and cut the gap to Barcelona, but this probably won’t be the last we hear about Valverde’s sending off.
