Outrageous decision on the day Real regained the top spot in La Liga

In the 78th minute, Jude Bellingham jumped high to head the ball but it grazed the English midfielder's hand before Dean Huijsen put it into the net. According to the rules, any handball leading to a goal, whether accidental or intentional, is disallowed. However, both the referee and the VAR team remained silent.

In the 87th minute, Vinicius rushed in, collided with goalkeeper Inaki Pena's shin, causing him to bleed. This collision opened up the situation that brought Real an equalizer 2-2.

Vinicius made the home team's goalkeeper bleed from the nose.

Slow-motion video shows that Vinicius never touched the ball, which means he fouled the goalkeeper in the 5.5m area. The home player asked Mr. Maeso to consult VAR but only received a shake of the head.

On social media, fans expressed their anger at the referee's decisions. "Scandal", "Shame", "VAR team was bribed" were the phrases fans used to describe Real Madrid's draw.

Real benefited from the referee's decisions immediately after President Florentino Perez's offensive comments towards Barcelona.

“The quality of Spanish referees is absolutely unacceptable. It is a shame that FIFA did not select any of the 35 Spanish referees for the recent Club World Cup. And of course, it is also unacceptable that Barcelona paid the vice-president of the referees committee more than 8 million euros for at least seventeen years,” Perez declared.

1 point helps Real regain the top spot but now, the gap between them and Barcelona is only 1 point.