Real Madrid’s cold war against referees continues after El Clasico win

Real Madrid’s cold war against referees continues after El Clasico win Real Madrid came out on top against Barcelona in the recent Clasico , and the game ended with only positive takeaways for Los Blancos as they not only won but did so with a promising showing. In the end, it was a brace from Kylian Mbappe that helped the team to a special 2-1 win – one where the league leaders were never in the lead. While indeed there are a lot of positives to take away from the Merengues ‘ perspective, one aspect that continues to bother the club is how referees continue to be against them. That issue, in fact, has only grown after El Clasico . A red card denied As reported by MARCA in a recent update, Real Madrid feel hard done by Barcelona’s Joao Cancelo not being shown a red card during the Clasico and feel like the theme of referees being against them is only growing deeper. Mourinho coached a masterclass vs Barcelona. (Photo by David Ramos/Getty Images) It was just before the hour mark that the Portuguese defender landed a dangerous blow on Yan Diomande, one that neither the referee nor VAR saw to be serious enough for a red card. Real Madrid, however, have no doubts that the player should have been sent off, even though the CTA insisted that the foul warranted only a yellow card . The incident did not affect the result and Real Madrid won anyway, but Florentino Perez and Co. see that it would have been a significant moment in any other scenario. In fact, it may well have been far easier for Los Blancos to have taken a win if the player had been sent off – for they were still in the lead at that point. The latest in a long list Real Madrid are at war with the referees. (Photo by Angel Martinez/Getty Images) Real Madrid are disappointed by the referee’s decision not to send off Cancelo, but that is only the latest on a long list of similar calls this season. For starters, Real Madrid’s opponents at the Madrid Derby – Atletico Madrid – could have had as many as two players sent off. Cristian Romero should have received his marching orders for stepping on Jude Bellingham’s knee, while Kang In Lee was clearly guilty of a red-card worthy foul with his tackle on Federico Valverde. Among others, Real Madrid feel a foul on Dean Huijsen in the 30th minute of the game against Elche deserved a red card which was not awarded. In fact, the same player went on to score, rubbing salt in their wounds. Another similar incident occurred in the league curtain raiser against Espanyol where the referees opted against sending the player info.