"The biggest scandal in the history of Spanish football" - Real Madrid have noticed inconsistent decisions by referees in favour of Barça

"Real Madrid believe Barcelona have paid the vice-president of the Spanish refereeing committee the biggest scandal in the history of Spanish football, Marca have reported, citing their own sources at the club.

According to journalists, the Madrid club have noticed inconsistent decisions of referees over the years, and the information that Barcelona have paid the vice-president of the Spanish refereeing committee has confirmed their theory. This includes the fact that from 2016 to 2018, Barcelona were not awarded penalties for 78 consecutive matches.

"Real do not intend to talk about corruption out of respect for Barcelona and the referees who work at La Liga matches, but consider the fact that the Catalans paid the vice-president of the Spanish refereeing committee to be the biggest scandal in the history of Spanish football.

The club are monitoring all information on the matter very closely. Madrid believe that no serious sanctions will be applied to Barcelona.