Ancelotti Reply To President La Liga's Comments: No One Has Lost Their Mind

Carlo Ancelotti replied to President La Liga's satire to Real Madrid (Instagram/@realmadrid).

JAKARTA - Carlo Ancelotti replied to President La Liga's claim, Javier Tebas, who said Real Madrid had lost their minds with complaints about the referee.

Real Madrid filed an official complaint with the Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) earlier this month.

They were furious with the referee's decision not to issue Espanyol defender Carlos Romero - who then scored a winning goal - after making a tough tackle against Kylian Mbappa in a 0-1 defeat to Espanyol at the RCDE Stadium, Sunday, February 2, 2025.

Los Blancos said they wanted to improve things and change systems they didn't like.

However, Real Madrid's letter to the RFEF was insinuated by the President of La Liga. He spoke at a meeting of La Liga clubs with the RFEF and the Spanish Referee Board (CTA) - which Real Madrid did not attend - on Thursday, February 6, 2025.

Tebas said Real Madrid had lost their minds about the matter, saying the club had built a narrative about the victims.

"That's something I don't want to discuss. However, Tebas can stay calm. Nobody here has lost their common sense."

"We have asked for an explanation of what happened, to try to improve the situation, to try to change the system," said Ancelotti.

Real Madrid has asked the federation to release audio recordings of conversations between referees on the field Alejandro Muniz Ruiz and assistant referee (VAR) video Javier Iglesias Villanueva, surrounding Mbappe's previous foul and Vinicius Junior's goal.

Ancelotti said the request had not been heeded so far even though RFEF President Rafael Louzan said the federation had nothing to hide.

"From what I heard, no one was happy (with the referee). People thought this was a system that benefited Real Madrid."

"However, when Real Madrid wanted to change it, everyone was against it. It took me a little by surprise."

"We haven't received (audio). I don't know why they don't want to give it to us. You have to ask them," said Ancelotti.

The Italian coach further denied that what Los Blancos did was a way to pressure the referee to benefit them.

"As far as I know, no. Real Madrid want to change the system they don't like."

"We only ask for audio recordings. Sometimes the audio recordings are released, sometimes not. We don't ask for anything secret," he said.