In their match against Athletic Bilbao, Real Madrid was denied an early penalty.

In order to prevent Rodrygo from moving forward, an Athletic player stretched out a foot and knocked him down in the box.

For such occurrences, La Liga officials typically whistle a penalty. VAR even called the referee to verify it, but he chose not to give the penalty.

Lamine Yamal was given a penalty for a similar tackle during Tuesday’s match between Barcelona and Mallorca.

The contentious referee’s decision has angered Real Madrid supporters.

One supporter remarked, “It’a s double standard when it’s against Real Madrid, rubbish,”

“That’s a penalty every day of the week and twice on Sunday,” somebody else fan said.

A third fan said: “Clear pen against Rodrygo and even on Mbappe for the shirt pull.”