According to "AS" Real Madrid reporter Mario de la Riva, Real Madrid has been preparing a material since the beginning of this season. This material is detailed and is about the unfavorable penalties they feel the team has encountered in La Liga. Real Madrid plans to submit this material to UEFA on May 12 at Hupu.
At a press conference on Tuesday, Real Madrid president Florentino said that the club would submit a 500-page document to UEFA, along with a video sorting out the relevant controversial penalties. Real Madrid believes that these penalties have caused the team to lose 16 points in the league this season. Currently, Barcelona is 14 points ahead of Real Madrid in the standings.
Furthermore, with three rounds left in La Liga, Real Madrid is the team most affected by VAR intervention this season. Real Madrid had a total of 14 VAR intervention situations in the game. Among them, 11 penalty results were unfavorable to Real Madrid, and only 3 times were beneficial to Real Madrid, with a net value of -8. Real Madrid is also the team with the most unfavorable VAR penalties this season, and is the team with the third fewest favorable VAR interventions.
In comparison, in the case of VAR intervention, Barcelona's net value is +5. It has been adversely affected by VAR intervention 8 times, but it has also benefited from VAR 13 times, making it the team with the second most benefits from VAR this season. Real Madrid also holds the view that in addition to this type of recorded VAR intervention, it has also encountered disadvantages in some decisions without VAR intervention.
The following is a comprehensive collection of controversial penalties that Real Madrid has identified as causing the team to lose 16 points this season. These situations have also been sorted out by the club and then included in the scope of the video to be submitted to UEFA.
When La Liga reached the 12th round, Rayo Vallecano and Real Madrid ended the game with a score of 0-0. The referee was Martinez Munuela, and the VAR referee was Figueroa Vazquez. Real Madrid felt that three penalty kicks were missed in this game, resulting in the loss of 2 points. In the 22nd minute, Chavarria pulled Bellingham in the penalty area, and in the 47th minute, Pat- Sis pushed down Guler, and after the stoppage time exceeded the set time, Mbappe was pulled again in the penalty area. However, these penalties were not whistled in the end.
In the fourteenth round of La Liga, Girona and Real Madrid were tied at 1-1. The referee was De Burgos Bengo Echea, and the VAR referee was Pulido Santana. Real Madrid felt that they had lost two points in this game. Near the end of the first half, a 1-0 goal was scored by Unahi of Girona. At this time, Real Madrid protested, claiming that before Girona launched the attack, Alex- Moreno pushed Mbappe down while stealing. In the 80th minute of the game, the score was one to one. Joel Rocca tripped Rodrigo in the penalty area. However, referee De Burgos did not make a penalty, and VAR referee Pulido Santana did not give a reminder.
In the 15th round of La Liga, there was such a battle. Real Madrid lost to Celta Vigo with a score of 0-2. In this game, the head referee is Quintero Gonzalez, and the VAR referee is Figueroa Vazquez. After the game, Real Madrid felt that this game cost them 3 points. They said that in the 58th minute, Borja Iglesias elbowed Bellingham, which should have been sent off; in the 79th minute, Carreras encountered a foul in the penalty area and should have received a penalty kick. Both of these controversial situations occurred when the score was 0-1. At the same time, Real Madrid also believed that Fran Garcia, Carreras and Endrick were each sent off in this game, which caused the team to suffer unfair treatment. Among them, Endrick was only on the bench at that time.
In the 25th round of La Liga, Osasuna defeated Real Madrid 2-1. The referee was Quintero Gonzalez, and the VAR referee was Figueroa Vazquez. Real Madrid felt that they lost 2 points in this game. This was a very crucial game for them after they lost the top spot and never regained the top spot. In the 34th minute, Budimir fell to the ground after contact with Courtois and Asensio in the penalty area. Referee Quintero initially determined that the forward was diving and showed him a yellow card. Real Madrid felt that this was not a misjudgment that was obviously wrong, but a kind of action that relied on their own subjective judgment. However, although Figueroa did not explicitly say that the penalty was wrong, he still asked Quintero to go to the side of the court to watch the VAR replay, which eventually led to the situation of changing the penalty kick. Because of this, Osasuna took the lead with this penalty kick.
In the 30th round of La Liga, Mallorca defeated Real Madrid with a score of 2-1. The referee is Sanchez Martinez, and the VAR referee is Javier Iglesias Villanueva. Real Madrid felt they lost 3 points in this game. When the team went to Sonmosh Stadium, they were already suffering from the impact of Valverde's absence. Valverde was sent off in the Madrid derby for upending Alex Baena. At the beginning of the game, the team led by Arbeloa took a penalty kick because Pablo and Torre blocked Mbappe's handball in the penalty area. In the 90th minute, the Mallorca side scored the decisive goal and expressed their attitude towards this. This ball that determines the outcome was recognized by Real Madrid as the starting point of the attack as a violation of standards against Mastantono. At this time, the Argentine player initially made contact with the ball.
In the 31st round of La Liga, the score between Real Madrid and Girona was 1-1. The referee was Alverola Rojas and the VAR referee was Trujillo Suarez. Real Madrid felt that there was a loss of 2 points. In the 88th minute, Mbappe was beaten by Vitor in the penalty area. The French star's right eyebrow was broken due to Reis' elbow and he suffered from massive bleeding. However, the referee Alberola did not make the decision to award a penalty kick, and Trujillo in the VAR room also did not intervene to remind him.
In the 32nd round of La Liga, Betis drew 1-1 with Real Madrid. The referee was Soto Grado and the VAR referee was Gonzalez Fuertes. Real Madrid felt that they lost 2 points in this game and raised two disputes. When the score was 0-1, in the 23rd minute, Real Madrid asked for a penalty kick due to Ricardo Rodriguez's handball when blocking Brahim's shot. However, Soto Grado finally ruled that Bellingham had been offside before, but Real Madrid felt that Bellingham was not offside at the time. In addition, Betis scored the equalizing goal in stoppage time. Real Madrid believed that Anthony pulled Mendy during the goal, causing the French defender to be unable to complete the clearance.