Even though Barcelona triumphed over Real Madrid in an important match, the club is furious over what they believe was biased refereeing.
Even after accomplishing the victory, officials and players are furious about several things that they feel favored their opponents and bungled crucial decisions, as reported by Diario Sport.
The major incidents at hand include an offside that was missed in the build-up to Madrid’s first penalty, a foul on Lamine Yamal that was overlooked before their second goal, but most notably, a handball from Aurelien Tchouameni that wasn’t called but went to the VAR, who decided not to give that decision.
Barcelona feels referee Hernandez Hernandez has made several poor decisions overall, which aggravates matters of their frustration.
What Barcelona needs to address internally is the instinct they have that Real Madrid’s public pressure on referees is influencing decisions.
Although they will not make an official protest, Barcelona intends to let refereeing authorities know they want to avoid future incidents, requesting accountability to avoid a recurrence.
They will not let this go without notice when they put in a difficult performance to get the win.
This victory confirms Barcelona as a winner in their fourth Clásico of the season, continuing to show dominance over Madrid.
Yet the club says that bad officiating is not a sustainable practice. Their primary focus is still on winning La Liga, but they want to speak out against what they believe to be discrimination in refereeing that they hope to address in order to restore fairness in Spanish football.
As tensions grow, Barcelona’s message is simple: we cannot be made to keep quiet anymore about what we believe is jeopardising the integrity of the game.
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