While we thought we would see Real Madrid reinvigorated after their victory against Olympiacos in the Champions League this week, the draw conceded in Girona made Xabi Alonso’s team fall back into trouble. A very bad result which allows FC Barcelona to take the lead in La Liga, while the Blaugranas were dropped after the Clasico. Villarreal is only one point away and Atlético Madrid is just two points away. In total, Real Madrid have won only one of their last five matches and have drawn three in a row in La Liga.
Criticized from everywhere after this sad match, the Merengue club is experiencing the current situation very badly internally, both at the management level and for the players themselves. The meetings between Florentino Pérez, the players and the staff changed nothing, according to A.S.and Xabi Alonso, still contested by the press and some of the supporters, maintains the support of the club. To defend itself, Real Madrid, via its channel, once again cried out for refereeing corruption after a penalty not awarded to Rodrygo at the end of the match.
Serious accusations from Real Madrid TV
“Mr. De Burgos made blatant and unjustifiable errors against Real Madrid. He was the one who harmed them the most. La Liga is corrupt. Real Madrid suffered a four-point loss due to the Negreira brothers. De Burgos is one of the most undisciplined referees towards Real Madrid. There is an irregularity because VAR does not intervene. It happened in Vallecas and Girona. And this was already the case last year, when Real Madrid was six points ahead of Barcelona (…) And who is the vice-president of the Federation? Javier Tebas!”we could hear on the Madrid club’s channel.
Joined by Xabi Alonso, who assures that the penalty on Rodrygo should have been whistled. “I have no reproaches to make to my players. We must preserve our unity and demonstrate constructive self-criticism. It’s surprising that VAR didn’t review the action. It was an action that should have been reviewed. These are decisive actions that can change the course of a match. I didn’t check, but I was told there was contact.”he mentioned. Serious accusations, but Real Madrid will have to stay the course during a complicated month of December, marked by the reception of Manchester City in particular.
