World Sport: Real Madrid TV Returns, Believing Referees Apply Double Standards to Real Madrid and Barcelona

On September 5 Beijing time, in the fourth round of La Liga, Real Madrid suffered a 0-1 away defeat against Real Betis. After the match, Real Madrid TV publicly criticized the controversial decisions made by referee Alejandro Hernandez. Mundo Deportivo covered the matter under the headline: "Real Madrid TV is back: 'If this happened to Barcelona...'".

After Real Madrid lost this controversial match at La Cartuja Stadium, it quickly sparked widespread discussion. Unexpectedly, Mourinho did not criticize the referee at the post-match press conference, instead saying that he had not clearly seen the most controversial refereeing moments.

In contrast, Real Madrid TV commentators conducted a highly critical analysis of referee Hernandez and VAR official Iglesias Villanueva after the match, directly accusing the two of being "incompetent."

They believed this was a continuation of what they described as referees systematically targeting Real Madrid "since the first round of La Liga." "We saw this kind of situation in the opening round — Cala kicked Vinicius, and Raphinha and referee Ortiz Arias were 'arm in arm,' with the latter even deliberately stroking his beard. The same thing awaits us going forward," the commentators said.

Finally, they raised a hypothetical scenario: "If this happened to Barcelona..." The implication was that referees apply a double standard when officiating Barcelona under Flick. Meanwhile, this weekend, Barcelona could potentially extend their lead over Real Madrid in the standings to three points.