Spanish police are investigating a potential match-fixing scandal in which an assistant referee has been told to favour Real Madrid in the upcoming El Clasico.
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According to Catalan newspaper L'Esportiu, a linesman has complained to Spanish police that he had been told to favour Los Blancos by the match-day referee set to be assigned to the fixture.
The match officials for the Real vs Barca derby have not yet been confirmed, but it is understood that one of the predesignated linesmen had been contacted by the referee, who told him the referees committee were putting pressure on them to favour Los Blancos.
It has been suggested that Jose Angel Jimenez Munoz de Morales, a member of the referees committee, is the man applying the pressure on the referees to favour Real in the upcoming match.
De Morales responded to the claims on Wednesday night, saying: "I have no idea where they come from. It is like something out of a Kafka novel," as quoted by Sport.
Atletico Madrid coach Diego Simeone caused a storm at the beginning of the season when he implied the league would be made easier for Real Madrid to win this year.
"The league is dangerously prepared for Real Madrid. Madrid cannot go seven years with only winning one league. This year, I think that, sadly, it is difficult to see another team winning it," the Argentine said at the time.
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Even though there is no confirmation that these allegations are true, Spanish anti-corruption officials are understood to be taking the claims seriously.
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