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🚨🎙️ Racing Santander manager on the Negreira case and refusal to shake José Mourinho’s hand. “I won’t pretend that everything that happened in that game against Real Madrid was clean officiating because, honestly, it wasn’t. We’ve played against several La Liga teams, including Barcelona, but whenever we play against Real Madrid, it always seems to be a completely different story. “We complain about refereeing decisions, we raise concerns, and we ask for explanations, but it feels like La Liga isn’t interested in looking into these things. I don’t think that’s right. Every club deserves the same treatment. 🎙️Reporter: Are you suggesting referees favour Real Madrid more than other teams? 🗣️Alberto Lopez: Absolutely. Why can’t the same rules apply to everybody? Why should Real Madrid be treated differently? They were given far too many cheap decisions, and those decisions cost us enormously. Starting with that Mbappé penalty and several other incidents. Tchouaméni even had his hand stopping the direction of the ball inside his own penalty area, and somehow VAR didn’t think it was worth looking into. What exactly are we supposed to do with that? I’m genuinely angry because these things keep happening, and nobody wants to address them. When Mourinho came over to speak to me, I made sure I told him exactly how I felt. You cannot spend every waking hour complaining about other clubs on Real Madrid TV, constantly bringing up Negreira and questioning everybody else’s integrity, while your own team appears to benefit from so many questionable decisions. At some point, you have to look at what’s happening on your own doorstep. 🎙️Reporter: Since you mentioned Negreira, do you believe Barcelona are guilty, as Real Madrid have repeatedly suggested? 🗣️Alberto Lopez: That’s not for me to decide. I’m not here to defend Barcelona or accuse anybody. But I honestly think Real Madrid bring up that conversation far too often to make Barcelona look bad in the eyes of everyone while distracting people from their own controversies and behaviour. Because, seriously, in what world are we supposed to believe that a Barcelona team with Lionel Messi, Andrés Iniesta, Xavi and Sergio Busquets needed to pay somebody to win football matches? It makes absolutely no sense to me. These were extraordinary footballers who dominated games because of their quality. And let’s not forget, they had José Mourinho as their manager during that period. (laughs) I just think people need to stop treating certain clubs as if they’re above criticism. Football should have one set of rules, not different rules depending on the badge on your shirt.”