Barcelona defender, Gerard Pique, has claimed that referees influenced the outcome of the La Liga title race.
Real Madrid were crowned champions of Spain last weekend, after defeating Malaga 2-0.
Pique has however called for the introduction of Video Assistant Referee (VAR) technology, to reduce the risk of officials making mistakes.
“The referees have been able to influence things; I’m not going to draw up a list of when we have been favoured or when it’s happened to our opponents,” he told a news conference ahead of Saturday’s Copa del Rey final against Alaves.
“In the end, Madrid won, and we have to turn the page.
“It’s still clear that we should implement VAR, which would have been decisive, but there were games where we did not reach our best level. There’s no point throwing criticism around. To win the league, you have to be infinitely better.
“With VAR, the refereeing errors will be reduced and therefore we’ll all be on equal terms. It will take a lot of the responsibility from the referees on vital decisions, like penalties and goals, and they will make far fewer mistakes.
“I’m not looking for excuses but sometimes it feels as though you are penalised by more than just the score.”
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