Since Saturday evening, Alejandro Mu\u00f1iz Ruiz has been the center of attention. The Spanish referee for the Espanyol \u2013 Real Madrid match delivered a poor performance, and both he and his assistants were criticized for their controversial decisions, often defended by LaLiga.<\/p>\n
Real Madrid suffered a frustrating loss in LaLiga. Playing away at Espanyol Barcelona, Carlo Ancelotti\u2019s team lacked precision in front of goal. Referee Alejandro Mu\u00f1iz Ruiz ruled out a brilliant goal from Vin\u00edcius J\u00fanior after an alleged foul by Kylian Mbapp\u00e9 on a defender. The situation worsened when he failed to show Carlos Romero, another Espanyol defender, a clear red card. As KM9 launched a counter-attack, the Espanyol full-back made a dangerously reckless tackle, which he later admitted was wrong.<\/p>\n
LaLiga TV reveals the truth<\/p>\n
LaLiga distances itself from the referee in the Espanyol \u2013 Real Madrid match: breaking news!<\/p>\n
While Spanish media widely criticized the referee\u2019s decision to issue only a yellow card, LaLiga\u2019s official TV channel, managed by Javier Tebas, added fuel to the fire. Just after the match ended with Madrid losing 1-0 due to a goal from the player who should have been sent off in the 61st minute, LaLiga\u2019s channel confirmed that Alejandro Mu\u00f1iz Ruiz\u2019s decision was incorrect. \u201cIt\u2019s a clear red card on Mbapp\u00e9. It\u2019s high, dangerous, he doesn\u2019t play the ball and only intends to take Mbapp\u00e9 out of the game.\u201d<\/p>\n
This is a major setback for the Spanish referee and his colleagues. Accused by Florentino P\u00e9rez of plotting against Real Madrid, Spanish referees now find it hard to justify their actions. Had Romero been correctly sent off, the game could have turned out very differently. Espanyol, already under heavy pressure from Ancelotti\u2019s team, would have faced even more difficulties with one player down, as Real Madrid dominated possession, finishing with over 70%.<\/p>\n
Archivo VAR gives Mu\u00f1iz a 1\/10 rating<\/p>\n
Archivo VAR, a media outlet that tracks refereeing decisions in Spain, gave Mu\u00f1iz Ruiz\u2019s performance a harsh review. \u201cTerrible refereeing from Mu\u00f1iz Ruiz and VAR during Espanyol \u2013 Real Madrid. It\u2019s impossible to do worse. He missed a clear penalty and failed to send Romero off for a dangerous tackle on Mbapp\u00e9. To top it off, Romero was the one who secured Espanyol\u2019s victory.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Since Saturday evening, Alejandro Mu\u00f1iz Ruiz has been the center of attention. The Spanish referee for the Espanyol \u2013 Real Madrid match delivered a poor performance, and both he and his assistants were criticized for their controversial decisions, often defended by LaLiga. Real Madrid suffered a frustrating loss in LaLiga. Playing away at Espanyol Barcelona, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":17,"featured_media":32892,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[30],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n