Juanfran Not Surprised By Real Madrid Refereeing Bias

After picking up two yellow cards for diving last weekend, Osasuna midfielder Juanfran has said that he is not surprised that he did not win a penalty in the Bernabéu.

Juanfran, who was booked once in the first-half and then again towards of the match, has had the latter of his cards taken away this week by the Competition Committee, however, he claims that he did not dive at either time.

"I simply said the same thing as I did with the second penalty, that I didn't dive. They should take away both, but I just want to play this Saturday, and I already am," he said.

The midfielder also spoke about the game as a whole, and declared that it is not a surprise for sides going to the Bernabéu not to get decisions.

"It is normal, it is in the Bernabéu, against Real Madrid," he began.

"This has happened a few times but I have not seen players sent-off many times. Everyone has seen the injustice that is currently with Osasuna; the referees hardly ever favour us. This has already happened to us and, again, where better than in the Bernabéu, where the repercussion is greater.

"I believe that everyone will have an opinion of what happened and it will effect the referees when they whistle. What has happened to us for the past year-and-a-half has been lunacy. We have had decisions against us that nobody can understand."

Indeed, the two incidents that Juanfran was booked for both appeared to be penalties, and the referee in charge of the game has been sanctioned for his performance.

The Osasuna midfielder was more concerned today by what they had lost at the Bernabéu though.

"What is important to us are the points and I am sure that we would have come away with some if the officials had not made mistakes," he concluded.

James Walker-Roberts, Goal.com