Real have the support of the referees, while Barcelona is being stumbled. At least that’s what they claim at the Nou Camp. The claims of the fans and the leaders of the Catalan club are maybe correct and maybe not, but the impression from yesterday was that the Spanish champion was damaged on the road against Alaves. It wasn’t the mistake of the main referee Jose Luis Munuera that cost Barça the victory, but it weakened them for the next round, since they won’t be able to count on Vitor Roque, their new striker who started to get into form.Vitor Roque is here to rock Barca’s worldThe Brazilian received two yellow cards in the second half, five minutes apart, however, the second one is very controversial. Namely, in the 72nd minute, Roque went for a ‘nobody’s’ ball in the opponent’s half, but when he saw that he would not reach it, he raised his leg, trying to avoid being hurt by Rafa Marin, who slipped on him with an open sole. But instead of getting a foul, the guy who arrived at the club in January got a yellow card. It would be better for Roque if the referee showed him a straight red card, because then he could have looked at the VAR and correct his mistake, while this way he had to show him the way to the dressing room, as the second yellow cannot be reviewed.🎥Vitor Roque vs Alaves🇧🇷🔥Forget the red card pic.twitter.com/ESts4fnk1T— 𝗖𝘂𝗹𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗚𝗿𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗿𝗼𝗼𝘁 (@culersgrassroot) February 3, 2024 As expected, Barcelona coach Xavi was unhappy with this decision at the conference.”I’m just asking the referees to let us compete in the league. Vitor Roque’s red card is another mistake. One more against Barca. Everyone already sees what the reality is” Xavi said after the match.Xavi: “I only ask the referees to let us compete in the League. The red card of Vitor Roque is another mistake. It’s one more against Barça… The reality is already being seen by everyone.” pic.twitter.com/TGcZi1JvjF— Barça Universal (@BarcaUniversal) February 3, 2024 The soon-to-be ex-coach believes he knows why the referees are ‘hurting’ Barca with their decisions.”I think we are ‘paying’ for the ‘Negreiro’ case. We have already seen what happened. But I won’t talk about the referees anymore. Another mistake, again! We will appeal for Vitor Roque’s red card. This is a mistake!”, he raged.LA LIGA – MATCHDAY 23FridayAthletic Club – Mallorca 4-0 (2-0)/Berchiche 3, 16, Guruzeta 62, Muniain 89/SaturdayValencia – Almeria 2-1 (2-0)/Duro 14, Yaremchuk 23 – Arribas 50/Granada – Las Palmas 1-1 (1-0)/Mendez 43 – Pejino 68/Alaves – Barcelona 1-3 (0-1)/Omorodion 51 – Lewandowski 23, Gundogan 49, Roque 63/Girona – Sociedad 0-0Sunday16:00: (1.63) Villareal (3.80) Cadiz (5.70)18:15: (2.40) Osasuna (3.10) Celta (3.20)20:30: (1.95) Betis (3.35) Getafe (4.20)23:00: (1.80) Real Madrid (3.70) Atl.Madrid (5.00)Monday23:00: (2.25) Rayo Vallecano (3.35) Sevilla (3.50)***odds are subject to change***