The round of 16 first leg of the Champions League played Tuesday evening between RB Leipzig and Real Madrid (0-1) provoked many reactions in connection with arbitration deemed pro-Madrid.
Host of the round of 16 first leg of the Champions League which pitted it against Real Madrid on Tuesday evening, RB Leipzig necessarily hoped for a better result than the defeat conceded by the smallest of gaps against the Merengue (0-1). Once the end of the match was whistled, a rain of protests and criticism fell on the refereeing body. Whether it was the central referee, Mr. Peljto, or his assistants at the VAR, none escaped the reprimands of the observers. A wave of protest which did not fail to resurface questions about the way in which Real Madrid is sometimes refereed.
Didier Roustan gave his clear point of view on the subject. The journalist first mentioned the more general case of big cars and the influence that their status could have on the referees. Then he became more specifically interested in the case of Real Madrid. “ Either way, it’s systematic. We’ll say seven or eight times out of ten. And it’s been going on for years. And people were naive enough to believe that with VAR, things (would change). »
The weight of the jersey
On the chain The Team, the journalist continued his speech. “ Nothing surprises me anymore. There are some more complex things, whether in the history of Real, of Barcelona… But the weight of the jersey is far too much. And in any case, as there is never an investigation behind it, if we talk about it here for twenty-thirty seconds, they will not be embarrassed. » A story that part of the Spanish press has shared, such as Sportwho was particularly incisive.
Pro-Barça media, he estimated that “ Real Madrid was able to realize from the start of the game that the referee and the VAR were its allies “. An analysis linked to the goal scored by Leipzig in the second minute of play, but ultimately canceled for an offside that was questionable to say the least. The coach of the German club, Marco Rose, also did not fail to give his opinion on this specific point in the post-match press conference: “ There is no offside or foul. We do not understand why this action was invalidated (…). The referee was perhaps a little nervous (…). »
