A decision from the Referees Committee officially declares war on Real Madrid
The Spanish League announced the refereeing team for the Madrid derby between Real and Atletico, next Sunday in the eighth round of La Liga
VAR referee Iglesias Villanueva, who La Liga announced would take charge of the derby, has a bad record with Real Madrid and was supposedly punished for it
La Liga expelled Villanueva in May of last year due to the Valencia match scandal at Mestalla Stadium after the replay shot he made for the referee deliberately did not show Paulista’s assault on Real Madrid player Vinicius and was satisfied with showing the Brazilian’s mistake, which led to him being sent off with a red card
La Liga’s appointment of Villanueva as a VAR referee again in a sensitive match is a declaration of war against Real Madrid and a provocation, especially since they claimed to punish him for disastrous refereeing errors against the club
