Joan Laporta makes statements against Real Madrid regarding refereeing! | OneFootball

The controversy has resurfaced due to statements made by the Barcelona president.

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The narrow, one-point gap at the summit of La Liga is being viewed through a lens of controversy by Barcelona's leadership. Following a recent 2-2 draw between Real Madrid and Elche, Barcelona President Joan Laporta has voiced a fierce contention that the league standings are fundamentally flawed.

Laporta asserts that the result at the top of the table should look dramatically different. His argument hinges on two pivotal moments from Real Madrid's match, which he believes were unjustly allowed to stand.

“In Elche, Real Madrid scored two goals that clearly shouldn’t count,” Laporta stated unequivocally. He then detailed his grievances, explaining, “Bellingham handles the ball on the first one… and on the other, Vinícius breaks Iñaki’s nose. Without those two goals, Barça would be top of the league.”

From his perspective, these two disputed actions were not just debatable, but clear infractions that, if correctly disallowed, would have handed Real Madrid a defeat instead of a draw. This hypothetical scenario would have shifted the single point Los Blancos earned into zero, catapulting Barcelona into first place.

As it stands, the reality of the league table shows Real Madrid clinging to the top spot with 32 points after 13 rounds, with their arch-rivals from Catalonia sitting just a single point behind. For Laporta and Barcelona, that single point is a monument to what they perceive as an injustice that has directly altered the title race.