If Barça had won this game, they would've won La Liga. But sure, keep telling us Barça were the ones benefiting from "Negreira."
Now watch what actually happened in one of the most decisive games of the 2006/07 season. Barcelona and Real Madrid both finished on 76 points, with Madrid winning La Liga on the head-to-head tiebreaker.
When Ramos commits a brutal foul on Ronaldinho, the referee doesn't even show him a card. It all begins when Real Madrid open the scoring after a rebound from outside the box. A few minutes later, a young Messi responds, equalizing with a brilliant finish into the far corner that leaves Casillas helpless.
Later, a Real Madrid player goes down inside the penalty area and the referee awards Madrid a penalty despite there being no contact. To make matters worse, he also sends off the Barcelona defender, even though he hadn't committed a foul. Real Madrid convert the penalty and take the lead again.
In another incident, Ramos commits another heavy foul on Ronaldinho. Messi and Ronaldinho run toward the referee demanding a yellow card, but the referee tells them to calm down and refuses to book Ramos.
Then, after Casillas saves a Ronaldinho effort, Messi reacts quickest to the rebound and scores again to level the match. Ronaldinho celebrates with Messi and tells him: "We'll fight until the end, little brother."
The referee did not hesitate to show the Barça player a red card. Yet when a Real Madrid player brutally stamps on a Barcelona player, Deco protests and asks for a card, only for the referee to insist there is no card and not even a foul.
In the 73rd minute, Ramos scores with a header to put Real Madrid ahead once again.
Then, in the final minutes, Ronaldinho protects the ball against Salgado before finding Messi. Messi receives it, beats the first Madrid defender, leaves the rest of their defence helpless and completes his hat-trick with another equalizer, denying Real Madrid the victory.
Messi then kisses the Barcelona badge after an unforgettable performance from the teenager.
But remember, we're supposed to believe Barça were the ones getting all the refereeing favors.
@crestinodj@FCBMemories Uyyy si hicieran, que lo harán, de todos los "errores" arbitrales que casualmente han beneficiado al Madrid, ali tenéis una peña muestra...