Ancelotti was unhappy with the refereeing of the match, as Real Madrid's three penalty requests were ignored

Real Madrid suffered a setback in the La Liga, drawing 1-1 with Osasuna away. After the game, coach Carlo Ancelotti expressed strong dissatisfaction with the referee Jose Luis Munuela Montero's penalty and bluntly stated that "there are problems with La Liga referees."

Kylian Mbappe took the lead early in the game, but Real Madrid was repeatedly frustrated in the subsequent attacks. The referee ignored three penalty appeals from Real Madrid, including suspected fouls on Vinicius Junior and Jude Bellingham in the penalty area, and a handball foul by Osasuna player Alejandro Catena, which were not reviewed by VAR.

The controversy of the game reached its climax in the 39th minute, when Bellingham was sent off with a direct red card for protesting the penalty. At that time, the England midfielder expressed his dissatisfaction with the referee when Real Madrid was about to take a goal kick, and Munuela Montero decisively pulled out a red card and expelled him from the field. This penalty further angered Ancelotti, who believed that Bellingham's red card was too harsh and even biased.

Even more ironic is that although Real Madrid's three penalty requests were ignored, the referee awarded Osasuna a penalty in the second half through VAR. Eduardo Camavinga stepped on Ante Budimir's foot in the penalty area, and after VAR intervened, the referee awarded a penalty, and Osasuna took this opportunity to equalize the score.

Ancelotti said angrily after the game: "I told the referee that the handball in Osasuna's penalty area must be reviewed by VAR, but they may have opened it later." These words were full of irony, alluding to VAR's "double standards" in dealing with the penalties of the two teams.

In fact, Real Madrid has recently expressed dissatisfaction with the La Liga referee's penalties many times. Earlier this month, the club formally complained to the La Liga League, believing that the referee's penalties in the league lacked consistency.

Ancelotti said: "Some strange things happened in the last three games, and everyone saw it. I don't want to say too much. Everyone can see that VAR did not intervene in their penalty area, but actively intervened in our penalty area. This is the problem. Some things should not happen, but they happened. We can only keep fighting."

Despite this frustrating draw, Real Madrid still maintains its top spot in La Liga, currently leading the standings with 51 points, just one point ahead of Atletico Madrid and three points ahead of Barcelona (Barcelona has played one game less). In the fiercely competitive championship race, the controversy of refereeing may become an important factor in determining the championship.