Real Madrid attack, referee issue "heats up" before match against Barcelona

The refereeing issue before the match between Real Madrid and Barcelona (taking place at 9:15 p.m. on May 11) in La Liga continues to "heat up". Once again, the Spanish Royal team has put pressure on the referee before the El Clasico match.

Referee Alejandro Hernandez came under fire from Real Madrid ahead of the Clasico (Photo: Getty).

Remember, before the final of the Spanish King's Cup, Real Madrid used its television channel to attack referee Ricardo de Burgos Bengoetxea. That made him cry in the press conference room. Finally, Los Blancos put pressure on the Spanish Football Federation to request a change of referee.

This tactic of Real Madrid has been effective when referee Ricardo de Burgos Bengoetxea made several decisions in their favor in the recent match against Barcelona, ​​despite Los Blancos players demanding to beat the referee (receiving 3 red cards) at the end of the match.

Once again, the Spanish Royal team used this trick before a match that was like a La Liga "final". Before this match, Real Madrid was 4 points behind Barcelona and they had to win if they wanted to keep their hopes of winning the championship alive.

Real Madrid TV posted a nearly 4-minute video attacking referee Alejandro Hernandez. They listed a series of referee Hernandez's mistakes in the past, especially in matches involving Real Madrid.

According to Real Madrid TV statistics, Los Blancos' winning rate in matches refereed by Hernandez is only 54%, the lowest among referees who have officiated 10 or more matches for the club.

Not stopping there, Real Madrid TV also "dug up" a video interview of referee Hernandez in 1994, when he was only 12 years old. In it, he admitted that his favorite team was Barcelona and that he idolized two players, Romario and Laudrup.

Referee Hernandez had denied Barcelona a clear goal in the past, but Real Madrid TV did not mention it (Photo: Sport).

Many people think that Real Madrid has repeated the trick they used with referee Ricardo de Burgos Bengoetxea. However, netizens believe that "White Vultures" are deliberately ignoring referee Hernandez's mistakes against Barcelona.

Accordingly, this "man in black" did not recognize Messi's goal in the match against Real Betis in the 2016/17 season even though the ball had crossed the goal line by 57cm. That decision caused the Barcelona press to continuously vent their anger on referee Hernandez.

In addition, Real Madrid TV also did not mention the detail that Barcelona only achieved a 56% win rate in the matches refereed by Hernandez. If we only count La Liga, Los Blaugrana only achieved a 50% rate.

Real Madrid's "stirring up the atmosphere" the day before the El Clasico made the match more heated. This is the season in which Los Blancos were completely outclassed by Barcelona when they lost all 3 matches in the first leg of La Liga (0-4), the Spanish Super Cup final (2-5), and the Spanish King's Cup final (2-3).

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