Real Madrid Still Dissatisfied With La Liga Referees Despite Changes

JAKARTA - Real Madrid remain dissatisfied with referee La Liga, after the weekend which ruled out their three goals.

Meanwhile, their rivals, Barcelona and Atletico Madrid, both benefited - according to Real Madrid - from controversial decisions involving VAR.

Real Madrid beat Mallorca 2-1 at Bernabeu on Sunday, August 31, 2025 WIB, although Kylian Mbappe's two goals were ruled out for offside and Arda Guler's goal ruled out for handball.

The Spanish Referee, CTA, reshuffled its structure this summer in a bid to improve referee quality -- after Real Madrid frequently criticized it over the past season -- including replacing the president and head of VAR.

Los Bancos' concern for the judge is still ongoing despite the hope that tensions can ease and complaints will decrease as competition progresses.

Real Madrid is the team with the highest number of goals disallowed by VAR among Europe's top five leagues in a period spanning last season and early this season.

In the 41 Real Madrid league games, there have been 19 VAR interventions, which resulted in nine goals being disallowed.

In second place, Villarreal, Bournemouth, Rennes, and Venezia have all experienced seven goals disallowed.

In Real Madrid's win over Mallorca on Sunday, August 31, 2025, there was one special incident that worried the club, namely the decision to annull Guler's goal in the 57th minute.

The kick was disallowed because the ball hit Guler's hand before goalkeeper Leo Roman made a save. The Turkish midfielder then took advantage of the vomit ball.

Sources at Real Madrid told ESPN that the club believed the rule "which stated the goal should be disallowed in this case if the handball happens directly" was misused because the goalkeeper's intervention occurred between the handball and the final settlement.

Referee Jose Maria Sanchez Martinez ruled out two other Los Blancos goals in the match, one for a thin offside.

Real Madrid juga marah dengan apa yang mereka sebut sebagai kesalahan wasit yang jelas, yang menguntung Atletico Madrid dan Barcelona dalam pertandingan mereka masing-masing melawan Alaves dan Rayo Vallecano.

Atletico Madrid drew 1-1 at Alaves headquarters, but the result could have been worse, with Giuliano Simeone's goal not disallowed.

The Argentine striker was in an offside position at the start of the move which caused his goal in the seventh minute.

While the results of the Barcelona vs Rayo 1-1 series, the VAR system was not available in the first half in Vallecas due to technical problems.

The rules state that in these situations, matches must continue even though VAR is not working.

However, Real Madrid described the situation as a scandal and believed the use of VAR would annull Yamal's Lamine penalty, which made the score 1-0 for Barcelona. You see, there are indications that Yamal is diving.