Real Madrid TV has launched a new scathing attack on another referee in the perspective of their Laliga confrontation with Celta Vigo this weekend.
Real Madrid’s internal television channel was already frank on officials, and even last week, broadcast a very critical video Thursday targeting referee Ricardo de Burgos Bengoetxea.
The segment said that Real Madrid had won 64% of their matches from Burgos, against a 81% victory rate for Barcelona under his watch.
A narrator described the difference as “incredible”, while the competence of De Burgos Bengoetxea was questioned and the images of alleged errors made throughout his career have been shown on the screen.
After the release of the video, from Burgos Bengoetxea gave an emotional press conference on Friday during which he melted in tears while defending his integrity.
Now, less than a week after their previous scathing editorial, the channel has again struck another civil servant, Gil Manzano, who will officiate his match with Celta Vigo on Sunday.
Real Madrid’s internal television channel launched a scathing attack on referee Gil Manzano
Manzano will take care of his next Laliga match with Celta Vigo this weekend
He was Real’s 2-2 draw referee with Valence last season, which ended controversial
The last video doubts that Manzano “the referee at the center of the largest arbitration scandal in recent times”.
The “scandal” in question perhaps indicates that Manzano’s decision not to assign a winner of Real Madrid more than a year ago in their 2-2 draw with Valence.
At the ninth minute of additional time – with seven initially indicated by the fourth official – Real had a corner that was moving, but the ball was quickly reconstructed in the box to Jude Bellingham.
However, although it is a real opportunity to score goals for visitors, who had fought 2-0, Manzano blown full-time just before the cross, who had returned home by Bellingham, causing the indignation among the players of Los Blancos.
Although the incident occurred more than a year ago – March 2024 – The Spanish giants have apparently not forgotten and saw fit to criticize the referee before Sunday’s match.
In addition, the data from the Spanish outing Marca suggest that the games that have been officiated by Manzano ended up with Real Madrid on the winning side 40 of the 52 times.
Real Madrid comes from a 3-2 3-2 defeat in overtime in the Copa del Rey final against Barcelona behind the Archisse.
However, the game was overshadowed by three red boxes for real in the additional time of additional time, one of which was shown after that Antonio Rudiger launched an ice pack in Burgos Bengoetxea.
Real Madrid lost the final of Copa del Rey last weekend after Real Madrid TV launched another attack on the referee before the match
Referee Ricardo de Burgos Bengoetxea (left) was criticized by Real Madrid TV earlier this week
This match saw Antonio Rudiger receive one of the three red cards from Real Madrid after launching a back of ice at De Burgos Bengoetxea
The German international could also be seen by insulting the referee, with certain reports claiming that the defender said “ You are a miscarriage “and” son of a Wh *** “, and was then a ban on six games for his actions.
Before the game, which was thrown into chaos by the accusations of Real, Los Blancos quickly withdrew from his pre-match media functions planned and canceled his official training session in response to the press conference of Burgos Bengoetxea. However, the club later confirmed that he would still make the match.
Earlier Friday, Real had already published a first declaration defending the video broadcast by RMTV as being “ protected by freedom of expression ” and accused the arbitration team of having shown “ animosity and clear and manifest hostility.
They urged the Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) and the Arbitration Committee to “act accordingly” to protect the credibility of the match.
Although Real did not officially demand that De Burgos and his official team be replaced, a club source told Reuters that the press conference had been considered as a “clear conflict of interest” which had left the club in an unprecedented state of astonishment “.
The president of the RFEF, Rafael Louzan, called for “calm, responsibility and common sense”, but refused to comment more if officiating modifications would be made.
Barcelona manager Hansi Flick also called for greater protection for match officials in the midst of mounting tensions.
“It is our responsibility to protect not only the players, but all the people involved in the game,” said Flick.
