Former Referee: Real Madrid Should Have Had a Penalty

Eduardo Iturralde González, a former referee and current officiating expert for "AS" and "Cadena SER," weighed in on the controversial moments from the El Clásico clash between Barcelona and Real Madrid (2-0). The most debated incident was an elbow to Jude Bellingham's face and the unawarded penalty for "Los Blancos," which he believes was a clear refereeing error. He also highlighted other contentious situations from the match.

The first contentious moment involved a potential yellow card for Tchouaméni, who removed his jersey during a corner kick to take off his thermal undershirt.

"A yellow card is only shown when a jersey is removed during a goal celebration... and that wasn't the case here," commented Iturralde González.

In the 40th minute, Camavinga received a yellow card for a rough tackle on Dani Olmo: "It's true that the challenge was for the ball... but he was late and stepped on him."

The biggest controversy erupted in the 53rd minute. Eric García elbowed Bellingham in the face, but no foul was called. According to Iturralde, this was a mistake.

"That's a penalty because he raises his elbow. That's the key moment – there's a movement of the elbow towards the face. Eric García starts the challenge with his arm down, sees Bellingham coming, and raises it... so a penalty should have been awarded. When the action is careless, VAR doesn't intervene, but when it's reckless, VAR calls you in. Any movement where the elbow goes towards the face is reckless," stated the former referee.