Concern within the Spanish federation over Real Madrid's dealings with referees before the clásico

Spanish radio station "Cadena SER" has revealed growing concern within the Spanish Football Federation regarding Real Madrid's handling of referees. This comes as the highly anticipated Clasico against FC Barcelona approaches.

According to the report, concerns are growing within Spanish refereeing circles about increasing pressure and hostility towards referees, believed to be coming from Real Madrid and those close to the club, in the two weeks leading up to the clash with FC Barcelona.

The report indicated that these concerns come as the Clasico approaches, which enjoys widespread fan and media interest, amid the sensitivity of refereeing decisions in major encounters between the two teams.

Reports have claimed that Portuguese coach José Mourinho is showing half-hour video clips to the referees who will officiate Real Madrid's matches in La Liga, demonstrating how to interact with them.

Reports indicate that the Portuguese coach wants to send a message to the Real Madrid players that "everyone is against them".

Reports have emerged following the controversy surrounding the match between Real Madrid and Villarreal, which saw Vinícius's goal disallowed and his red card issued after a VAR review, due to Vinícius pulling the hair of a Villarreal player during the goal-scoring attack.