Real Madrid has formally complained of refereeing mistakes to the Spanish soccer federation and the country’s top sports authority.

Real Madrid have filed a formal complaint to the Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) asking for the “immediate submission of VAR audio” related to two decisions in their 1-0 defeat by Espanyol. The complaint follows referee Alejandro Muniz Ruiz’s decision to show Espanyol defender Carlos Romero a yellow card for a 60th-minute challenge on Kylian Mbappe as well as a disallowed goal by Vinicius Junior in the 21st minute after a foul by the France forward.

The head of Spain's refereeing body, Luis Medina Cantalejo, has hit back at Real Madrid's accusations of "manipulation and adulteration" of the competition by officials, insisting that "my colleagues and I are not corrupt.

Real Madrid boss Carlo Ancelotti will make what appears to be seven personnel or tactical changes to his team when it faces Leganes in the Copa del Rey quarter finals.

Carlo Ancelotti said Real Madrid's formal complaint over refereeing was "an opportunity to change things" on Tuesday, after the club's board called for an overhaul of what they called "a completely discredited refereeing system.

Real Madrid's gripes with officialdom show no signs of letting up anytime soon.The defending LaLiga champions lodged a complaint against Spanish football's refereeing body in the wake of their shock

La Liga giants Real Madrid have on Wednesday sent a heartfelt happy birthday message the way of club icon Cristiano Ronaldo.Veteran frontman Ronaldo, for his part, reached a milestone birthday

Citing the reason for leaving Real Madrid 7 years ago, Ronaldo had claimed that club President Florentino Perez didn’t behave well with him while discussing the contract negotiations.