Barcelona coach Xavi Hernandez says the Catalan membership are ‘paying for the Negreira case’ after Brazilian attacker Vitor Roque was controversially despatched off towards Deportivo Alaves on Saturday evening.
Barça beat Deportivo Alaves 3-1 at Mendizorrotza with targets from Robert Lewandowski, Ilkay Gundogan and Vitor Roque, however Xavi was sad because the Brazilian was proven a pink card late within the recreation.
Roque got here off the bench to attain, however picked up two yellow playing cards in fast succession – the second for supposedly stamping on Alaves defender Rafa Marin.
The choice appeared extraordinarily harsh and though Marin posted an image afterwards of his bloodied leg, it’s arduous to see how contact may have been prevented after he slid in on the Brazilian.
Talking forward of this recreation, Xavi had ratified the phrases of his president Joan Laporta after the membership chief mentioned Actual Madrid’s tv campaigns towards referees had been “conditioning the officiating” and “adultering the competitors”.
And after this newest controversy, the Barça coach was sad once more as he spoke in his post-match press convention.
“I haven’t got to say it, you’ve got all seen it,” he mentioned. “We’re paying for the Negreira case – that is the fact. That is what I really feel.
“The one factor I ask for is that they permit us to compete, that is all I ask. And I will not discuss referees any extra. You kill me for it, however what can I say? I’ve to inform the reality.”
The Negreira case issues funds of €7.3 million made by Barcelona to the previous refereeing committee vp between 2001 and 2018.
Barça have denied corruption and say the funds had been made for consulation functions, to obtain experiences associated to skilled refereeing.
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