Atletico Madrid and La Liga President Javier Tebas have very much led the charge when it comes to biting back against the complaints from Real Madrid about officiating in recent weeks. Los Colchoneros in particular have been vocal on social media, and on Tuesday began their own social media campaign.
Diego Simeone was criticial of decisions favouring Los Blancos in January, before their complaints reached fever pitch, and in the lead-up to the Madrid derby, Los Blancos sent their now infamous letter to the RFEF. That was met with a frisky response from the Atletico social team during the week, and they have again launched themselves into the online fray.
La maquinaria lleva varias semanas en marcha y tritura todo lo que se pone en su camino. A ver quién es el valiente que imparte justicia sabiendo que puede ser el próximo… #StopAcosoArbitralYa @RFEF @CTARFEF @LaLiga @deportegob pic.twitter.com/YUj2QHxDBW
— Atlético de Madrid (@Atleti) February 18, 2025
After referee Jose Luis Munuera Montero, placed under investigation for a possible conflict of interests just days after Real Madrid railed against his decisions during their 1-1 draw with Osasuna, they had the following to say.
“The machinery has been running for several weeks and crushes everything in its path. Let’s see who is brave enough to deliver justice next knowing that they could be next…”
Their tweet is finished with the hashtag ‘Stop Referee Harassment Now’, and tags the Royal Spanish Football Federation, La Liga, the Referees Committee and the Ministry for Sport in Spain. The hashtag did not take long to gather numerous tweets.
Meanwhile the Celta Vigo English account also went for their own form of criticism, producing a meme in which the controversial penalty not given against Real Madrid in their Copa del Rey tie was pictured, a game for which Munuera Montero was also in charge. On Tuesday, Real Madrid manager Carlo Ancelotti doubled down saying that ‘Referees had harmed’ Los Blancos, while Fede Valverde initially empathised with referees, before releasing a statement explaining why he didn’t criticise officials when asked about them.
https://twiitter.com/RCCeltaEN/status/1891881473931723096
Refereeing in recents games seems to be always against the Real teams. If they want to give the league🏆🏆🏆 out to Brokelona👹👹👺 then they should just quit the league and give it out
Not sorry to say, but you’re just so foolish for this comment!!
You are biggest fool I have ever seen…..
The same referee that failed to award penalty against real Madrid in Copa del Rey match against celta Vigo and ensure they qualified for quarter final is speak in bad light.It is shameful that madrid and it’s supporters are liars when they don’t get what they want,it’s is absurd to blame referee when you lose because you play bad
It is a mistake when it is against them! Remember what Ancelotti said about xavi? The he wouldn’t bring his self down to complain about referees , but guess who’s crying now.
If the same referee was at fault in the Celta game and got away with a bad decision, making another bad decision against Madrid (and crucially supported WRONGLY by VAR) is ok?
At the very least he is incompetent – at worst, biased. Also – the Celta foul they are talking about is the equivalent of the hack down foul against MBappe – not the red against Jude.
I will repeat – my subscriber allows the game to be watched again and I did… it is clear the agenda is to not let Real Madrid get away with the match in the first half. Osasuna were simply overtly hacking down players and there was no warning or cards produced. It was also clear the intention was to keep the scoreline at 1-0… and when Jude started protesting it gave him the perfect situation for the red. People who don’t speak English as a first language will never understand if a person walks away in frustration and “says “ahhh… F* off”. It is equivalent to “go away”. It is not the same as “F* you” – personal insult.
If there is one thing that defines Real Madrid… it is integrity. We don’t take kindly to being called liars by supporters of a club riddled by corruption, incompetence and stained by paying Negreira.
Barcelona have not been found guilty of any wrong doing. You are being a fool to keep bringing this up.
Real Madrid has a player that is under investigation that he distributed child pornagraphy. They still allow him to play.
Other teams would have suspended him but not Real Madrid.