Xavi claimed Real Madrid are benefitting from favouritism in La Liga (Reuters)Xavi has accused Real Madrid of benefitting from referee decisions after their comeback win against Almeria and insists it will be ‘very difficult’ for Barcelona to win La Liga this season. Madrid looked on course to suffer a shock defeat at home on Sunday afternoon as bottom-of-the-league Almeria were 2-0 ahead by half time. The result keeps Madrid seven points clear of Barcelona, who sealed a 4-2 win away to Real Betis on Sunday evening. Speaking after his side’s defeat to Madrid, Almeria midfielder Gonzalo Melero claimed his side were ‘robbed’ at the Santiago Bernabeu. ‘Nothing more could have been done for them to win the game.’Dani Carvajal scored Real Madrid’s winner against Almeria in the ninth minute of injury time (Reuters)When asked about the controversy in Madrid’s win over Almeria, Barcelona head coach Xavi said: ‘I’ve seen it.

Source: Metro January 22, 2024 02:50 UTC