Barcelona believe Real Madrid were favoured in all matches this season – report

We are four league matches into the new season, with Real Madrid leading the table with four wins on the trot.

Defending champions Barcelona are not far behind, though. Despite drawing their opening match, the Catalan giants have registered three back-to-back wins.

Barcelona are now just two points shy of Real Madrid at the top of the table. However, despite the minuscule difference, Barça are not all that happy with the refereeing so far this season.

Real Madrid have been favoured by referees: Barcelona

According to El Chiringuito, Barcelona are unhappy with the majority of the refereeing decisions that have taken place so far this season.

The club believe the arbitration rulings by the match officials have strongly favoured Real Madrid this season.

This corroborates an earlier report this week suggesting the same, with Barcelona even preparing a list of rulings that have gone against them.

The list starts with the opening-day drama that saw Athletic Club being denied a penalty despite a blatant foul by Eder Militao.

Barcelona, in contrast, were denied a penalty. In fact, the referee Soto Grado chose to instead penalise Gavi.

In the second game for Real Madrid, Jude Bellingham’s potential handball against Almeria was also not recognised.

Another notable incident happened in the third game for Barça, where Alexander Sorloth’s goal was not disallowed despite the forward being in an offside position.

Barcelona’s apprehension regarding these decisions should raise many eyebrows, especially considering the fact that VAR was involved in each of the calls.

Nevertheless, the quality of refereeing in La Liga remains questionable and must be looked into immediately.