Barcelona President Joan Laporta Blames Match Officials for the Club’s Defeat Against Real Madrid

• Barcelona's president was upset with the defeat against Madrid in El Clasico and stormed into the referee's locker room
• Joan Laporta demanded explanations regarding some decisions from referee José María Sánchez Martínez
• Real Madrid claimed bragging rights with a 3-1 victory over Barcelona in the first El Clasico of the season

Barcelona coach Xavi has accepted his side’s loss to Real Madrid, but the club president hasn’t.

Joan Laporta was upset with the defeat, blaming referee José María Sánchez Martínez for the Blaugrana’s loss.

The Mirror reported that Laporta stormed into the referee’s room after the game to question some of the calls made by the officials. No information has been released as to what decisions Laporta questioned.

The incident came to light when the match official noted it in his official report.

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"Once the match was over and the referee team was inside the locker room, the president of FC Barcelona, Joan Laporta Estruch accessed it, repeatedly requesting explanations about some situations in the match."

"Given these events, he was invited to leave the arbitration locker room," the match official’s report stated.

Laporta then left the room without further incident. His actions came after Barcelona were comprehensively beaten 3-1 in El Clasico by bitter rivals Real Madrid.

Goals from Karim Benzema, Federico Valverde and a late penalty from Rodrygo gave Los Blancos the win.

Speaking after the game, coach Xavi admitted that Madrid were the more mature and experienced side who knew how to take advantage of their chances. He added that Barca needed to grow and be more mature in games, AS reported.

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Following their team’s victory over Barcelona in El Clasico, Madrid fans took to mocking their bitter rivals in the most brutal fashion.

Los Blancos claimed bragging rights in the first El Clasico of the season as they ran out 3-1 winners over the Blaugrana.