The heavy machinery of Real Madrid's propaganda is capable of distorting reality always in its favor.
Sometimes twisting reality is useless. Like when all media outlets close to Florentino Pérez claimed that Vinícius had won the Ballon d'Or.
Victimhood as a Flag
But on other occasions, the propaganda apparatus manages to generate the state of opinion that most favors its interests.
This happens with the Negreira issue. When Real Madrid loses, the Negreira Case reappears as a smokescreen that avoids self-criticism and diverts attention.
In this case, Negreira, who has been out of orbit for years, serves to exercise victimhood and make him the cause of the points lost by Real Madrid.
Negreira Is to Blame for All of Real Madrid's Defeats
When it was the white team that was gaining points on Barça, it was because Real Madrid was growing and Barça was unreliable. When it's the other way around, it's because of Negreira.
A state of opinion has been created according to which the referees favor Barça and harm Real Madrid. Even though the white team has been awarded 10 penalties in favor and 2 against (4-3 in Barça's case).
Any controversial play by Real Madrid is interpreted, by definition, in a favorable way. Any controversial play by Barça is interpreted as a theft from the rival.
With Real Madrid TV acting as the vanguard, it has been achieved that a lie repeated a thousand times becomes reality. And it is not so. The distribution of penalties during Florentino Pérez's era confirms it.
The Penalty Balance with Florentino Pérez as President
In Florentino Pérez's first term at Real Madrid (2000-2006) Real Madrid was awarded 47 penalties in favor and Barça 39. +8 in favor of Real Madrid.
In the second term (2009-2025) Real Madrid has been awarded 150 penalties in favor compared to 119 for Barça. +31 in favor of Real Madrid.
The final balance with Florentino at the helm of Real Madrid shows 39 more penalties in favor of Real Madrid than Barça (197 to 158).
That is, the victimhood sold by media outlets close to Florentino Pérez lacks a real basis. But that won't stop them from continuing with the campaign.
There will always be useful pawns like Guti, on DAZN, willing to collaborate with the cause, as in the penalty awarded to Real Madrid in Pamplona.
"I wouldn't call it, he steps on him a little. There is contact, but he has already shot, it's a residual play." That, repeated in all media, works.