Wetin dey happen for Spanish football don cause plenty yarn again. One website wey dem sabi say e dey support Real Madrid, Defensa Central, just drop one big report wey dey accuse referee for La Liga say dem dey give Barcelona advantage.
According to the report, Barcelona don benefit from nine different controversial referee decisions this season alone. Dem say na this one make Barcelona dey lead the table with seven points ahead of Real Madrid.
The website yarn say the difference for performance between the two teams no fit explain why Barcelona get such lead. Dem claim say na “consistently favourable refereeing” wey Barcelona don enjoy for years dey give dem edge.
Dem list some specific cases wey dem call “the tip of the iceberg.” One na penalty wey referee give for Barcelona against Rayo Vallecano for Lamine Yamal, even with VAR technical glitch. Another one na how referee reverse decision to give penalty for foul on Vinícius Júnior inside Santiago Bernabéu during El Clásico.
Other cases wey dem mention include handball wey referee ignore for Baldi against Sevilla, penalty wey dem give against Marcos Alonso for Celta Vigo match, and how referee no send off Pau Kubarsi after violent challenge on Williams for Athletic Bilbao game.
The report also talk about penalty wey referee no give for Balde against Elche, penalty for Juan García against Alberto Reina for Oviedo match, and how dem overlook penalty for Fermín López against Rayo Vallecano.
Still get case of two controversial penalties wey dem give against Cancelo for Sevilla match within just 18 minutes, and how referee fail to send off Gerard Martín for match against Atlético Madrid at Metropolitano.
Defensa Central conclude say all these incidents “clearly explain” why Barcelona dey top of La Liga. Dem claim Spanish referees “continue to give the Catalan side an undeserved advantage.” But dem still add small thing say some future decisions might go Real Madrid way “for the sake of appearances.”
Meanwhile, for other news, Real Oviedo go face Sevilla this Sunday for La Liga match. Both teams dey pass through tough time. Real Oviedo just lose 2-4 to Levante last week, while Sevilla with Alexis Sánchez and Gabriel Suazo also lose 0-2 to Valencia.
The match go hold at Estadio Carlos Tartiere in Spain. For those wey want watch, ESPN2 go show am, and Disney+ go stream am online.
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