The captain of Athletic Club Iker Muniain criticizes the refereeing in the defeat against Real Madrid
The captain of Athletic Club Iker Muniain was very critical of the refereeing on Sunday at San Mamés in the defeat against Real Madrid (0-1), a match in which he believes he has seen "the trend of recent matchdays and which teams these types of decisions favor."
"We can see the trend of recent matchdays and which teams these types of decisions favor. Everyone can draw their own conclusions," said Muniain to Movistar LaLiga after the match, dissatisfied with the disparity of VAR criteria when evaluating the penalty that gave Madrid the victory instead of a similar one in the visitors' area.
"The penalty live didn't seem like one to me, then they reviewed it and a few minutes later, a play from Raúl, in which he was stepped on, was not checked," he complained.
"To me, it seemed like it wasn't a penalty in a play where Dani wanted to take the ball with a roulette move. He lost control, but he had the advantage. Then they must have seen that there was contact, but in football there are many contacts that don't have to be fouls or penalties. Raúl was stepped on, but the difference is that they reviewed it here and not in the other area," he insisted.
Otherwise, the Navarrese player believes that Athletic deserved a bit more, at least a draw, as he doesn't think "the match was very uneven in the second half". "It was even. In the first half, we had more clarity, in the second half, maybe we lacked depth, but overall, I'm happy with the effort and the way we managed the game. The team performed well. I'm very satisfied with the team's work, we deserved a bit more and now we have to think about Wednesday," he summarized.
Regarding the yellow card he received for a challenge on Luka Modric, he commented that it was a play "without further consequences, just a normal incident in the game". "I went for the challenge and the referee interpreted that I went with more force than usual and showed me a card," he explained. EFE