Real Madrid reacts to comments made by LaLiga president Javier Tebas after the club’s dispute over officiating following its loss to Atletico Madrid. Tebas publicly criticizes Real Madrid’s handling of referee Ortiz Arias, describing the club’s position as being “living in another galaxy,” according to reports.
Real Madrid says Tebas’s remarks are “intolerable, inappropriate and irresponsible,” and the club calls on LaLiga’s chief to resign. The outlets frame the exchange as part of an ongoing tension between the club and LaLiga leadership over how referee-related incidents are handled and discussed publicly.
While both accounts center on the same sequence—Tebas’s public comments after the Atletico defeat and Real Madrid’s sharp response—they differ in emphasis. One report focuses primarily on Real Madrid’s call for Tebas to step down, while the other highlights Tebas’s criticism of Real Madrid’s treatment of the referee. Both describe the dispute as escalating beyond the original officiating controversy.
