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The 3 Are on Barça's Blacklist. Flick Is Too. But There Won't Be an Official Statement

The facts prove Gavi right: Referees don't hold back with Barça

Gavi warned after the 1-4 against Sevilla playing half an hour with a numerical disadvantage:  "The referees don't hold back with me". Neither with him nor with FC Barcelona.

Meanwhile, Gavi is also surprised by the sensitivity and delicacy with which the refereeing class treats Real Madrid. Ceballos's tackle in the classic could have sent Barrios to the hospital, endangering his career.

The Difference Between Fermín and Ceballos

But he kept playing. Unlike what happened with Fermín. It seemed that VAR was waiting for him to send him off, leaving Barça with ten and trying to give Real Madrid a boost in a time of weakness.

At Barça, they are very upset about this issue. Precisely Fermín replaced Gavi at halftime to avoid his expulsion.

The images showed how Fermín went for a ball, cleared it, and then the Sevilla player came over him, entangling their legs. But Fermín, unlike Ceballos, went to play the ball.

Real Madrid also leads, with authority, the shame table, the one of penalties in favor (10) and against (1), with a difference of +9. And they also play with the wind in their favor regarding expulsions.

Barça Has Never Played Against 10

FC Barcelona has had three players sent off in LaLiga, and Real Madrid has had two. Barça tops this ranking, which has forced them to play with a numerical disadvantage on three occasions. In contrast, none of their opponents have seen red, meaning Barça has never played against 10.

Barça's blacklist consists of Ferran Torres, Marc Casadó, and Fermín López. These are the three players who have seen red in LaLiga.

To them, we must add Eric García's expulsion in Monaco, in the Champions League. And Szczęsny's in the Super Cup, which didn't help Real Madrid fix the 2-5 final.

Flick was also sent off for raising an arm in reply to a referee's decision. Bellingham is allowed to insult the referee in English. Since they don't understand him...

The Refereeing Privilege Enjoyed by Vinícius

Barça has managed to overcome and has faced challenges with 10 players. Szczęsny left with 1-4, and the Super Cup classic ended 2-5. In Seville, Barça won 1-3 eleven against eleven and 0-1 with one man down.

The ease with which referees show red cards to Barça players contrasts with the refereeing privilege enjoyed by Real Madrid. Especially Vinícius. It's rare for a match not to see him confront referees in actions that for others would be a direct red for disrespect.

In Real Madrid, only Mendy and Vinícius have been sent off. The Frenchman saw red in Mallorca in the added minutes. Vinícius saw it in Valencia, for his aggression against Dimitrievski, and Madrid turned the score around.

It also contrasts the demeanor with which Fermín and Vinícius accepted their expulsion. The blaugrana went to the locker room with his head down while the Madrid player had to be held back by his teammates to keep him away from the referee, whom he seemed to want to confront.