Real Madrid TV: "This is a Circus and a Mockery"

Real Madrid TV once again delivered scathing commentary regarding the derby against Barcelona, which the "White Ballet" lost 0-2. Their criticism targeted the referees, VAR, the broadcasting television channel, and even La Liga chief Javier Tebas. Here are some of the comments surrounding the match:

“The Spanish league is not serious. Tebas's league, Negreira's league. This is a circus and a mockery. It's appalling. What a disgrace for the Spanish league's television broadcast. The most serious issue is the lack of footage. When there were controversial situations against Real Madrid, we saw a very good panoramic view. Suddenly, once again, we witness a 'kidnapping' of replays during a crucial foul. The production is handled by HBS, a company hired by Tebas, which is also a subcontractor for Mediapro, and the directors are from the old Mediapro. They are the ones who determine the editorial line, ensuring the match is presented to fans in the way they desire.”

“Dani Olmo could have received a red card. A replay of something that just happened is being hidden from the viewer. Since we haven't seen it yet, we won't see it, just like many other things. Just as they didn't show, because they didn't want to show, Mbappé bleeding.”

“The fact that they aren't broadcasting the footage already suggests what might have happened, considering previous incidents. If there was nothing to hide, they would have released it without a problem.”

“Perhaps a push at neck level is more significant, but we didn't see it. What we did see was an elbow from Eric Garcia, which is clearly, first, a penalty and, second, a sending off.”

“With Hernandez Hernandez on the field, what can you expect? And VAR is irrelevant. We see it, what happens week after week is repeated, and it's confirmed again. If there's a Rayo Vallecano-Girona match tomorrow, a penalty will be awarded, just as happened yesterday in Real Sociedad-Betis. What wasn't called in the Betis-Real Madrid match, yesterday we saw how the criteria changes depending on the interests of the other team.”

“This is further proof of VAR's inaction, failing to correct what could be an injustice. If this is considered a fair challenge, then anything can be. Anyone who has played football knows that Eric Garcia does this intentionally.”

“Every time there are controversial situations, VAR intervenes when it's convenient. And when does VAR intervene? It only intervenes to harm Real Madrid.”

“Today, Tebas, the boss, was in the executive box at Camp Nou. I'm not mistaken, the boss was there, and so was Lousan, who is the president of the federation, but the boss is Tebas, who is the vice-president of the federation and president of La Liga. Everyone was there; it was a day to celebrate.”

“When four or five Barcelona players ganged up on Vinicius, the shot was changed to a wide angle so that the details wouldn't be seen. Then they showed a close-up of Vinicius again, as if he were the villain. This is a way to try and manipulate.”

“Tebas was in the executive box, and one must be very careful because he is the one who decides which footage to show and which not to, what colleagues should ask during broadcasts, what they can say and what they cannot.”