Referee becomes the center of controversy in the Barcelona - Real Madrid match

Barcelona and Real Madrid played out a thrilling encounter at the Lluis Companys Olympic Stadium. Mbappe put Los Blancos ahead in the fifth minute, before doubling the visitors' lead in the 14th.

Eric Garcia and Lamine Yamal immediately equalized for Barcelona in the 19th and 32nd minutes respectively to bring the match back to the starting line. Not stopping there, Raphinha completed his double in the first half, helping the home team gain a 4-2 advantage before entering the break.

Yamal continued to shine, contributing greatly to Barcelona's victory over Real Madrid (Photo: Getty).

Real Madrid then had another goal from Mbappe in the second half but that was not enough for the "White Vultures" to take home a point. In the end, Barcelona won with a score of 4-3.

Although the match was exciting with a dramatic score chase, what fans remembered after the match were the controversial decisions and somewhat favorable decisions for Real Madrid from the Spanish referee, Alejandro Jose Hernandez.

Accordingly, starting from Mbappe's penalty in the 5th minute. Before entering Barcelona's penalty area, the French striker was in an offside position, but the referee did not review VAR, thinking that Valverde's pass was aimed at Vinicius (who was not in an offside position), thereby helping Real Madrid to be awarded a penalty and take a 1-0 lead.

Barcelona players complained about referee Hernandez making decisions in favor of Real Madrid (Photo: Getty).

Yamal's loss of possession that led to Barcelona's second goal also raised many questions among fans. The 17-year-old was tackled roughly before the visitors won the ball and led to Mbappe's second goal.

In the 36th minute, when the score was 3-2 in favor of Barcelona, ​​Aurelien Tchouameni (who had previously received a yellow card) made a clumsy tackle that caused Ferran Torres to fall, eliminating Barcelona's chance to counterattack. However, the referee determined that Tchouameni was not at fault and the French midfielder escaped an unbelievable penalty.

Tchouameni also handled the ball in the penalty area after a shot from Ferran Torres in the second half. Despite having a good viewing angle, the "man in black" still allowed the match to continue despite strong complaints from Barcelona players.

After 90 minutes of play, Real Madrid still suffered a bitter defeat with a score of 3-4 despite receiving a lot of favor from the referee. This is the 4th time this season that "Los Blancos" have succumbed to their great rival, after the first leg in October, along with two defeats in the finals of the Spanish Super Cup and the King's Cup.

Barcelona are just one win away from winning La Liga (Photo: Getty).

This result almost ended coach Carlo Ancelotti and his team's hopes of winning the La Liga championship, as the gap between them and Barcelona widened to 7 points, with only 3 rounds left in the season.

Meanwhile, Barcelona only need to win against Espanyol on May 16 to be crowned champions with two rounds to spare.

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