Sergio Ramos Responds to Gerard Pique's Tweet on Real Madrid Bias

Gerard Pique sees everything as "a plot against him" according to Real Madrid defender Sergio Ramos. The comment comes after the Barcelona star tweeted that Los Blancos benefit from controversial refereeing decisions.

Real came from 2-0 down to beat Villarreal 3-2 on Sunday, with Cristiano Ronaldo netting the equaliser from the penalty spot after Bruno Soriano was questionably adjudged to have handled intentionally, prompting the following from Pique, translated by Kieran Canning of the Agence France-Presse:

According to ESPN FC, Ramos said in response:

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I would be surprised if it would be [Lionel] Messi [to write the tweet].

We already know about Pique's world, where everything's a plot against him.

The referees have a difficult job, we have to try and make them more comfortable. Referees sometimes give you and others take away, but you have to be prepared for everything.

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The Spanish Referees' Committee filed a complaint about Pique in January after he said officials failed to give two clear penalties for Barca against Villarreal and complained about decisions in their 2-1 defeat to Athletic Bilbao, per Sport (h/t ESPN FC's Adriana Garcia).

As noted by Dermot Corrigan of the same outlet, Bruno was somewhat unfortunate given the circumstances of the penalty—a view the player agreed with:

Grup 14's Rafael Hernandez believes Pique was right to criticise the referees:

Officiating has long been an issue in La Liga, with controversial, game-changing decisions made frequently.

Catalan outlet Sport reported in January that with correct refereeing decisions, Barcelona would have had a nine-point lead over Real Madrid after 20 matchdays, though Los Blancos would still have had a game in hand.

After 24 rounds of fixtures, Madrid are one point ahead of the Blaugrana and still have the game in hand.

The Guardian's Sid Lowe noted there were other questionable penalty calls over the weekend in Spain, and he believes they need to refine their rules on handballs:

Spanish football writer Ben Hayward lent credence to that argument as he compared Sunday's incident with one of the sources of complaint when Barcelona faced Villarreal in January:

After yet another incorrect decision cost Barcelona three points against Real Betis last month, La Liga president Javier Tebas said the Spanish top flight will introduce video refereeing next year, per the Associated Press (h/t ESPN FC).

For the remainder of the current campaign and next season, though, it seems the controversial decisions could be set to continue unabated.