"We Have to Win These Matches Without Help". This is how Andriy Lunin expressed himself after the controversial Real Madrid-Leganés match with suspicious refereeing in favor of the referees.
Lunin later said that his words had been manipulated due to his lack of knowledge of the language. But Lunin speaks Spanish very well and said what his heart pushed him to say.
Just three days later, Imanol Alguacil, the coach of Real Sociedad, aligns with Lunin's thesis and agrees with him.
"Real Madrid shouldn't need help to win these kinds of matches", he said.
Mbappé's Offside
The same thing Lunin said, or what Ancelotti said when he visited Bernabéu as Bayern Munich's coach. Or what Modric said in the Real Madrid-Leganés match: "Is This a Penalty?", referring to a phantom penalty awarded in favor of the white team.
Imanol was very disappointed. He saw himself in the Copa del Rey final despite having lost the first leg at home 0-1.
"Nobody gave a penny for us, a shame. The team lacks neither play nor personality. We leave proud of the home match and today's, above the expectations of many," Imanol said.
He bitterly complained about the refereeing, something that is becoming routine among Real Madrid's rivals. Especially after the publication of Florentino Pérez's statement.
"The 3-3 preceded by an offside by Mbappe was, it can be called, but they didn't call it and that's it....
"Madrid Is a Great Team and Doesn't Need Help"
We have been eliminated having help in an area that should be neutral. Madrid is a great team and doesn't need help," Imanol said.
He makes it very clear what would have happened if the same play occurred in the opposite area: "They wouldn't have given the goal if it had happened in the other area."
Meanwhile, the media propaganda apparatus tasked with whitewashing Real Madrid's image doesn't rest. Negreira is to blame for everything and Real Madrid is the great victim of the refereeing class.
That's how it has been, that's how it is, and that's how it will be. By definition and no matter what happens in reality.