They say Barcelona get help by referees, but Madrid got away with this penalty not punished

FC Barcelona and Real Madrid met in their second match of the Copa del Rey semifinals, this match was important for both teams because they want to win more championships this season. In this confrontation there are always controversies because this rivalry is the most famous in the world.

In Spain they are talking about the Negreira Case, where there was a complaint in which FC Barcelona made payments to José María Enríquez de Negreira between 2016 and 2018, former vice president of the Technical Referees Commission, but this accusation has been false and now the club asks that the president of the League, Javier Tebas, be dismissed.

Many fans expected that FC Barcelona would be favored by the referees after this lawsuit, but it was the opposite for the club in the match against Real Madrid in the Copa del Rey semifinals.

Barcelona started to play well in the first minutes of the match, but there was a controversial action by David Alaba, who stopped a pass with his hand, the players asked for the penalty to be called but the referee did not mark it and this action was quite controversial.

The controversy of David Alaba

Referee Juan Martínez Munuera said that it was not a penalty for David Alaba without giving an explanation, although the ball hit the player's arm. FIFA says that this action was not punishable because the footballer had no intention of fouling.