They have nothing else to hold on to, so they throw themselves headfirst to help Raíllo, a player well known at Real Madrid for his unsportsmanlike conduct.
Raíllo wanted to set a precedent by throwing himself to the ground after heading the ball away. He tried to deceive the referee and at the same time stop a Barça offensive play.
Munuera didn't fall for it. It would have been a very serious precedent. There was no foul, he told the game to continue, and Barça scored its second goal.
Barça was superior to Mallorca playing with 11, with 10, and with 9. Even with two more players, it didn't want to rub it in during the second half and only scored one goal.
But the media instructions in the capital of Spain aren't just a matter of Real Madrid TV. All the media with interests depending on Florentino Pérez are on board with the cause. "Hala Madrid" and claims of Barça stealing if it wins.
Roncero asks: "What would've happened if...?"
Negreira has been gone for many years. Florentino has changed the refereeing establishment, he has gotten rid of everyone except the wife of his salaried employee. They keep complaining about Negreira, it gets a lot of play, that's clear, and it serves for any situation.
Tomás Roncero has made it clear in the newspaper As:
"Negreira's long shadow is still alive and acting".
He adds: "I wonder what would've happened if Madrid had been the opponent of the Bermellones. If the shameful goal by Ferran, legitimized by Munuera Montero, had been scored by Vini".
"The scandal would've crossed borders. But this is what sociological anti-Madridism has achieved. It takes root in the street, even more so among the refereeing collective, which is still adrift".
What Roncero is trying to get across is that Barça wins fraudulently. Meanwhile, he stays silent about the preferential treatment Real Madrid receives from the refereeing class.
Roncero asks and MB gives him the answer. What would've happened if Real Madrid had scored a goal like Ferran's? Absolutely nothing, because no one would create a public outcry for something to happen.
It happened in a Real Madrid-Levante match during the pandemic. A Levante player was left dazed in Real Madrid's box as a result of a blow to the head.
Real Madrid's players kept playing and Asensio ended up scoring a goal in that same play. What a goal!
No one remembers this play. Because no one bothered to add fuel to the fire to make it seem like Real Madrid was favored by the referees.
What would've happened? Roncero asks, selectively and compulsively forgetful? There's the answer. When Real Madrid is involved, nothing ever happens.
From villarato to Negreira. Ten years later, Negreira is still acting.
He has more power than Pepe Plaza, the president of the referees, who promised that as long as he was president, Barça wouldn't win La Liga. He kept his word.
The wife of Florentino's salaried employee
There Yolanda Parga remains, advancing Real Madrid's interests and those of her husband, on Florentino's payroll. But they keep quiet about that, convinced that what isn't news for them doesn't exist.
Sociological Madridism is starting strong, it will question anything about Barça and will stay silent about how much Real Madrid has to thank the referees for. At Barça, they're already counting on the fact that, once again, the penalty shootout already has a champion: Real Madrid.
The only reality is that Barça is the leader, convincing with its play. Others are starting the season the way they ended the last one: complaining to justify their failures. That's even though the competition hasn't started yet.