Real Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane launched a passionate defence of his team on Tuesday amid accusations the La Liga leaders have benefited from favourable refereeing decisions this season following their 3-2 win at Villarreal on Sunday. Spanish sports daily Marca said the referees' committee had denounced Roig's comments to the Spanish soccer federation, which could see him fined up to 1,500 euros. Barcelona defender Gerard Pique meanwhile wrote on Twitter that Real had earned eight extra points this campaign due to dubious refereeing decisions. "I'm proud of my players because they always respect referees, Real Madrid has always been professional and respectful. (This article has not been edited by DNA's editorial team and is auto-generated from an agency feed.)

Source: dna February 28, 2017 13:54 UTC