‘You all know my opinion on what continues to happen’ – Real Madrid’s Alvaro Arbeloa on Barcelona and referees
‘You all know my opinion on what continues to happen’ – Real Madrid’s Alvaro Arbeloa on Barcelona and referees Real Madrid manager Alvaro Arbeloa has implied that the officiating in Spain is not entirely neutral, referring back to the ongoing ‘Negreira case’ which sees Barcelona accused of sporting corruption. Previously he has referred to it as the biggest scandal in the history of football. Arbeloa was asked about Barcelona having a vastly different record of red cards in La Liga and in Europe in recent years.
The Catalan side were incensed by several decisions during their Champions League quarter-final against Atletico Madrid on Wednesday night. “You all know my opinion about what has happened for so many years and continues to happen. I am not going to change my mind.
” ‘We saw what happened last weekend’ – Arbeloa Asked whether he thought the decisions during their Champions League clash, Arbeloa pushed the conversation to the decision not to send off Gerard Martin during their meeting on Saturday night. The Referees Committee (CTA) later acknowledged that sending Martin off was the correct decision . “I don’t want to get into that kind of assessment.
We’ve already seen what happened last weekend and what continues to happen for many weeks. My opinion is there and I stand by it; it’s what I keep seeing week after week. ” Arbeloa on trust in referees Arbeloa went on to insinuate that whatever forces are acting in Spain, were also acting in the Champions League, before returning to the topic of Negreira.
“It’s not about trusting or distrusting. It’s what we’re seeing. It happened on Tuesday with the tackle on Mbappe.