RFEF reject Real Madrid demand to change referee in Copa del Rey final | OneFootball

There have been interesting developments on the Copa del Rey final front in recent hours, especially with respect to Real Madrid.

Los Blancos are scheduled to take on Barcelona tomorrow night in Seville and the game was always going to be a complicated one. Real Madrid TV’s decision to telecast videos of the appointed referees’ errors once more, however, created controversy.

Ricardo De Burgos Bengoetxea was scheduled to be the referee for tomorrow’s game and the official had a breakdown in the referees’ pre-game press conference earlier today.

VAR main Pablo Gonzalez Fuertes also commented against RMTV videos, suggesting that there may be consequences for the same.

In view of the development, Real Madrid immediately requested for a change in official fearing that he may be biased against Los Blancos after the latest developments.

Appeal rejected

As relayed by COPE now, the RFEF have categorically denied Real Madrid’s request and cite it to be unfeasible to change the referee at this nth minute.

The Clasico tomorrow night will thus be officiated by Ricardo De Burgos Bengoetxea as the main referee and Pablo Gonzalez Fuertes as the head of VAR.

Pablo Gonzalez Fuertes will continue as the VAR. (Photo by Aitor Alcalde/Getty Images)

Los Blancos have no one but themsleves to blame for the situation they are in, for Real Madrid TV’s repeated continuation of the same action despite scathing criticism can be classified as unnecessary.

It is true that the refereeing in La Liga has not quite been up to the mark this season, primarily in terms of consistency of decisions across games. Real Madrid, in particular, have suffered heavily for the same.

Now, more than ever, it is important for the Merengues to put all external factors aside and focus on playing a perfect game against Barcelona tomorrow night.

The last two Clasicos saw the men in white outclassed and they will have to pull their socks up if they are to get anything against Barcelona in the final. After all, it is their most realistic chance of winning a trophy this season.