Barcelona's form improved with an away win over Alaves, but the young tiger Vito Roque, who played 13 minutes, received two yellow cards and was sent off, which undoubtedly ignited the referee controversy again this season. Barcelona coach Xavi also said publicly again after the game: "This year's league is a fraud to prepare for Real Madrid to win the championship." We are paying the price for the Negreira case. ”
Commenting on Vito Roque's dismissal, Xavi said after the game: "I'm not going to talk about the referees anymore, I'm just asking them to allow us to compete. Vito Roque's dismissal was a clear mistake and we will appeal the yellow card. Vito Roque was sent off very unfairly, I said it from the first round against Getafe, this La Liga is a fake for Real Madrid to win the title, we are paying the price for the Negreira incident, that's what I think, I won't talk about refereeing anymore, never. If not, you will kill me. But what do I have that I have to say? Am I lying? No, it's a fact. ”
Xavi talked about Vito Roque was sent off in the 72nd minute, Barcelona attacked, Vito Roque and the opposing central defender Rafa Marin met five or five kick-offs, Marin tackled, Vito Roque jumped up when the spikes scraped the opponent's shin guards, at this time the referee showed the second yellow card to send Vito Roque off, because it was a yellow card ** The referee has no right to intervene, Vito Roque was sent off like this. It was a clear miscalculation that an attacking player was sent off for a yellow card to avoid a defender's tackle. Barcelona commentator Miguel said: "In my time, this tackle with a shiny sole was at least a yellow card, if it was not a red card, it was not a foul by jumping up to avoid the player who was tackled. ”
The incident continued after the game, Rafa Marin posted a picture of his lower leg injury on his social ** account, but Barcelona fans pointed out that it was not the leg of the Real Madrid second team loan Alaves player, but the leg of his teammate Sola, and some even pointed out that Marin obviously made contact with Vito Roque with his left leg, but put on a picture of his right leg. This forced Rafa Marin to post a second, more panoramic image of the tattoo on his leg to prove that it was indeed his right leg, but Barcelona fans went on to point out that Vito Roque's sole was in contact with Marin's shin guard in slow motion, and why the wound was on top of the shin guard. Commentator Miguel said: "Vito Roque's foot jumped up, and his spikes could have grazed Marin's leg, but that doesn't mean he was trying to hurt Marin, and it doesn't prove that the referee's decision was justified." ”
The timing of the referee's misjudgment was also very sensitive, because just the day before the game, Barcelona president Joan Laporta and coach Xavi launched an onslaught on Real Madrid. In an interview on Radio Catalunya, Laporta accused Real Madrid: "What Real Madrid are doing is not good, what they are doing is an irresponsible scandal, it is unacceptable and unprecedented. Judge Joaquín Aguirre (presiding judge in the Negreira case), because of Real Madrid, extended the investigation because they did not find anything, so now they want to extend the investigation. We only have to look at who has been the president of the Spanish Football Federation's refereeing committee for the past 70 years to know what is going on, and the president of the Spanish refereeing committee is either a former Real Madrid leader, a former player, or a former member, or all of them, which is unacceptable to us. What Real Madrid TV has done (a small film of the referee on duty before each round of matches that has previously been ruled against Real Madrid) is a complete disgrace, and it is a publicity job that Barça TV will never do. If they were decent, I don't know why they did. The Adjudication Committee and the Football Association need to act on this. Real Madrid is a club that has always been taken care of by the referees, and the game against Almeria was a shame and the whole world saw it. Real Madrid said that Barcelona were taken care of by the referee, and I was very angry about that. ”
In the morning, just after Laporta's remarks, Xavi continued to criticize Real Madrid in his pre-match press conference, saying: "Do I agree with what the president said? I agree 100%. Everyone can see that Real Madrid is cheating this league, not for one day, but week after week. Real Madrid television is constantly putting pressure on the referee and restricting the referee's decision. How do you keep the league pure? I'm not the president of the Football Association, but all of us can see how Real Madrid manipulates the league and cheats, even a blind man can see it. We are not fools, as Simeone said. ”
At a press conference on Saturday, Carlo Ancelotti was asked by reporters what he thought of Xavi's speech, and the Real Madrid boss said: "We are all professional sportsmen, I don't want to bring myself down to the level [of Xavi], you don't ask me that question again, I don't want to bring La Liga down to that level." And after Saturday's game, Xavi was asked again what he thought of Ancelotti, and Xavi did not answer this time, but said: "I have a good relationship with Ancelotti and he may feel pressure on my words. ”
It would be no surprise if the controversy is only between Real Madrid and Barcelona, but the problem is that the controversy could affect other teams, such as Girona, another Catalan side currently competing with Real Madrid for the top spot in La Liga. Girona were held to a 0-0 draw by Real Sociedad on Saturday, but in the first half, Girona midfielder Angel Herrera's goal was unbelievably canceled, Herrera's goal was cancelled because of an offside 36 seconds before the goal, and in those 36 seconds, Girona completed two wide crosses, Real Sociedad cleared twice, and then Savio broke through Real Sociedad's two-man defense on the left and played a one-two cross with Miguel, Herrera's goal was scored, Girona's home fans couldn't understand how the referee could find such a reason to cancel the goal, so they shouted from the stands: "Real Madrid, this is how you won the championship!" ”
The recent La Liga wind direction is weird, the more Real Madrid criticizes the referee for being the referee's ** film, the more obviously the referee's wind is beneficial to Real Madrid, and the other teams led by Barcelona and Atletico Madrid are more angry, which one is this singing?