"Barcelona president Joan Laporta says Real Madrid's last-gasp penalty against Rayo Vallecano at the weekend was "questionable" and accused Brahim Diaz of "throwing himself to the ground". Madrid were toiling against the 10 men of Rayo when referee Isidro Diaz de Mera Escuderos adjudged Nobel Mendy to have fouled Diaz in the area in the 10th minute of time added on and Kylian Mbappe made no mistake from the spot to hand the hosts a 2-1 victory."
"There was still time for Rayo to go down to nine men with Pep Chavarria joining Pathe Cisse in seeing red. The win for Madrid saw them move back within a point of La Liga leaders Barca, who were 3-1 winners at Elche the night before. Barcelona face Albacete - the team that knocked out Real Madrid - tonight in the Copa del Rey quarter-finals and, speaking before the traditional lunch for the respective clubs' directors,"
Joan Laporta criticized the awarding of a last-minute penalty that gave Real Madrid a 2-1 win over Rayo Vallecano, calling the decision questionable and accusing Brahim Diaz of throwing himself to the ground. The penalty followed referee Isidro Diaz de Mera Escuderos ruling Nobel Mendy had fouled Diaz during added time, from which Kylian Mbappe scored. Rayo finished with nine men after Pep Chavarria and Pathe Cisse were sent off. The Madrid victory moved them within a point of league leaders Barcelona. Laporta also complained of perceived officiating bias in La Liga and cited a club-backed TV channel influencing narratives.
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