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Girona Coach Focuses On Match, Not On Real's Campaign Against Referees
The Santiago Bernabeu Stadium: Girona coach Michel Sanchez says he would rather not focus on referees ahead of his side's La Liga visit to play Real Madrid on Sunday. The Santiago Bernabeu Stadium is likely to have a pressure cooker atmosphere against referee Cuadra Fernandez after Real Madrid were held to a 1-1 draw away to Osasuna last weekend.
That game saw referee Jose Luis Munuera Montero give a clear penalty against Madrid, as well as sending Jude Bellingham off for swearing at him. Bellingham has been suspended for two games, while Real Madrid's complaints about refereeing decisions against them have reached a crescendo, reports Xinhua.
Munuera Montero was forced to close his social media accounts after receiving online insults and threats against himself and his family, and the referee's business interests even came under investigation, before the Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) declared he had no conflict of interest between those and his position as a referee.
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