[Real Madrid TV] This Referees Committee Is Helping Barcelona

Álvaro de la Lama (RMTV Host): This refereeing decision is truly shameful. This competition itself is shameful. Look at the clip. The moment Vinícius gets past two or three players and is about to reach the endline, an Alavés player trips him and kicks him inside the box. This has to be a penalty kick in any competition, at any time. It's an obvious penalty.

The referee wasn't badly positioned, but VAR exists for moments like this. The VAR official was González Fuertes, who had threatened Real Madrid ahead of the Copa del Rey final. He didn't want to call a penalty, nor did he ask the referee to review the incident. So, he concluded it wasn't a penalty. This is yet another shocking refereeing scandal.

Miguel Ángel Muñoz (RMTV Deputy Director): It’s been a long time since I've seen something this obvious. It was too blatant, too clear, too vile, and too shameless. Especially the actions of the person in the VAR booth. The referee should have called the penalty without a doubt. But González Fuertes had already said he would 'make history,' and we have been seeing the results since the start of the season. Real Madrid is blatantly getting screwed over. Today, they didn't even need to hide it, unlike yesterday at Camp Nou.

Even seeing the clip just once, it’s clearly a penalty. Yet, they showed incredible shamelessness. González Fuertes once again carried out his threat to harm Real Madrid. He didn't call the referee over from VAR, completely washing his hands of it. This incident is subject to VAR review in any game, in any competition. All responsibility lies with González Fuertes. He shouldn't be refereeing anymore. And it’s disgusting when they later cry and pretend to be the victims. This Referees Committee (CTA) is helping FC Barcelona.

Jesús Alcaide (Journalist): Real Madrid won despite this situation. González Fuertes wrote an anti-football, anti-regulation, and above all, anti-Real Madrid history. The issues with González Fuertes and those above him keep repeating themselves. Before, it was Medina Cantalejo, and now it's Fran Soto. They claim to change everything, but ultimately, they change nothing. Fran Soto is the person who said we should forget the Negreira case. It’s not surprising at all.

Also, Real Madrid TV once again reminded viewers that the referee for today's match is a Catalan referee who was invited last year to officiate FC Barcelona's match in the Joan Gamper Cup.