Both goals were problematic? Real Madrid drew 2-2 with the underdog, and the referee’s penalty sparked anger among Barcelona fans

In the 14th round of La Liga in the early morning of November 24, Real Madrid drew 2-2 away with Elche. However, Real Madrid's two goals caused controversy after the game.

In the 78th minute, Bellingham headed the ball towards the goal. The ball seemed to hit his arm as it flew towards the goal, and then teammate Huizen shot a supplementary shot into the net. Neither the referee nor the VAR team responded at all, and the goal was directly recognized.

The more controversial scene appeared in the 87th minute: Vinicius broke into the penalty area at high speed and slammed his knee into the face of Elche goalkeeper Ignaki Peña, causing the latter to have a nosebleed on the spot. It was the chaos after this foul that allowed Real Madrid to seize the opportunity to equalize the score and rewrite the score to 2-2.

The slow-motion replay clearly shows that Vinicius did not touch the ball before the collision, which means that he made a dangerous move without the ball against the goalkeeper in the penalty area - especially in the small penalty area (5.5 meters area). He should be directly sentenced to a foul, and may even be shown a red card. Although the home team players repeatedly asked referee Maheso to refer to VAR, they only received a firm shake of the head in rejection.

After the game, there was an uproar on social media. Elche and Barcelona fans were particularly dissatisfied. Elche coach Sarabia believed that this was a clear foul and the goal should be disallowed. Two Spanish referee experts, Iturade and Brewer, also believed that Vinicius obviously fouled and kicked the opponent's nose.

It is worth noting that this controversial match happened shortly after Real Madrid president Florentino Perez publicly criticized the refereeing system of Barcelona and Spain. Perez has previously said: "The overall level of Spanish referees is really unacceptable. In the recent Club World Cup held by FIFA, none of the 35 Spanish registered referees were selected, which itself illustrates the problem. What is even more unacceptable is that Barcelona has at least Over the past seventeen years, more than 8 million euros have been paid to the Vice Chairman of the Referee Committee. "

Although with this draw, Real Madrid temporarily overtook Barcelona by 1 point and returned to the top of the standings, the gap between the two teams has narrowed and the championship situation has become fierce again.