Marca: Real Madrid believed that the referee s penalty seriously affected the result of the game, and neither penalty kick was awarded

November 10 According to "Marca" report, Real Madrid was extremely dissatisfied with the 0-0 draw with Rayo Vallecano in the away game. The club believed that the referee Martinez Muniera's penalty affected the result of the game.

In the game, Chavarria had an obvious pull on Bellingham in the first half and a similar foul on Mbappe in the second half. Both actions occurred in the penalty area. Real Madrid believed both incidents should be awarded penalties and reviewed via VAR. However, neither the on-field referee nor the VAR video assistant referee Figueroa Vazquez took action.

The club did not understand why Figueroa Vázquez did not ask Martinez Munyera to watch the replay on the sidelines after reviewing the video. In particular, Bellingham's jersey was damaged due to being pulled and had to be replaced. It was considered an "obvious and objective" penalty kick opportunity, which at least required a review on the field.

Real Madrid also conducted self-criticism internally, admitting that the team's performance has declined in the past week, first facing Liverpool and then Rayo Vallecano. As such, they feel that losing the victory due to two refereeing errors, dropping two points on a poor day, could be crucial towards the end of the season.

Real Madrid TV continued to maintain a very critical attitude after the game, consistent with its consistent stance since the "Negrera case". They emphasized the team's poor performance, but also insisted that the two actions in the penalty area were obvious penalties and accused the referee team of making serious mistakes. Real Madrid feels this strongly: despite the poor performance, the referee's decisions (especially VAR's inaction) played a decisive role.