Unlucky Ramos

In the final moments, Griezmann received a through ball from De Jong and scored Barca's final goal.

The final whistle blew.

The entire Santiago Bernabeu Stadium erupted in boos.

A 0:6 scoreline was something the Real Madrid fans could not accept.

Looking back at the history of Real Madrid, the last time they conceded six goals at home was during the 1950-1951 season, when they lost 3:6 to Atletico Madrid in the Madrid derby.

However, at least in that match, Real Madrid managed to score three goals.

Today's match has thoroughly nailed Real Madrid to the pillar of shame.

Of course, there were two others nailed to that same pillar: Marcelo, who caused Messi to leave the field injured, and the Real Madrid captain, Ramos, who also left the field with an injury.

Post-match reports indicated that Messi's injury was not severe; since the foot that was tackled was not his supporting foot, it was only a minor ligament tear, but Messi would still need at least three weeks of recovery and might even miss the do-or-die match against Atletico Madrid.

Less than two hours after the match ended, the Royal Spanish Football Federation issued subsequent penalties for the incident.

A fine of 100,000 Euros.

An 8-match ban from domestic competitions.

This meant that Marcelo had bid farewell to this year's La Liga, though he would still be eligible to participate in Real Madrid's upcoming Champions League matches.

Having just returned from a previous injury, Marcelo's comeback match resulted in a red card that pushed both himself and Real Madrid back into a storm of public opinion.

The other focal point of the controversy was Ramos.

After the match, it was discovered that Ramos had suffered a severe tear to his left Achilles tendon, effectively ending his season.

Following the match, almost every commentator began analyzing Ramos's injury.

Even after frame-by-frame restoration of the match footage, it was difficult to determine whether Li Mingyu's step was intentional.

After all, Ramos's own backward kick was a deliberate foul; Li Mingyu had jumped slightly to avoid it, and upon landing, his foot happened to step on Ramos's Achilles area.

Even the Real Madrid commentators could only describe Ramos's injury as an act of fate.

However, subsequent developments sent shockwaves through the entire Spanish football world.

Racial discrimination.

This is the most sensitive topic in the entire world, especially in the Western world.

Three hours after the match ended, a recording completely exploded on the internet.

"Hey! Kid!"

"Are you talking to me?"

"Yellow-skinned monkey, watch yourself in the second half, don't get too cocky!"

The recording was only ten seconds long, containing only those three sentences, but the content triggered a massive earthquake across the Spanish football scene.

Ramos had actually said such things, and it had been recorded.

In an instant, Real Madrid was plunged into a storm of public opinion.

In the office of the Real Madrid president.

Florentino smashed his favorite cup onto the floor and, glaring at the trembling team manager, snarled, "Go! Use whatever means necessary, get this suppressed immediately! Real Madrid cannot have such problems!"

The team manager hurried out of the president's office.

Florentino stood before the window, looking out at the pitch, a flash of rage in his eyes.

Real Madrid's public relations team began pulling every string they had, hoping to suppress the matter, especially since Real Madrid had an important Champions League quarter-final match in three days.

They questioned the authenticity of the recording.

They suspected the audio had been artificially edited.

Ramos, while in the hospital, also accepted media interviews, swearing, "I have never been a racist, so such words could never have come from my mouth. I suspect someone is trying to smear me!"

When reporters arrived at the Barca training base to interview the other party involved, Li Mingyu, they were turned away by Barca.

For a moment, it seemed there was a possibility of the public opinion shifting.

However, early the next morning, the Referees Association released a recording from the match referee.

"Yellow-skinned monkey, it seems you aren't being very honest. Watch yourself later, don't you dare give me a chance!"

"I've noted all these words!"

These two short sentences completely ignited everyone's fury.

It was confirmed.

This conversation had been captured by the microphone worn by the referee, who was standing not far from Ramos at the time.

When the referee reviewed the footage after the match, he discovered this exchange and immediately submitted it.

A former Spanish referee, who wished to remain anonymous, spoke bluntly during a program, "Almost all La Liga referees are fans of either Real Madrid or FC Barcelona. You enter the refereeing profession because you love football, and if you love football, I don't think anyone doesn't have a team they support. Because these two teams are the winners. But that doesn't mean they lack professionalism when officiating matches."

Finally, this former Spanish referee provided a specific figure: "90% are Real Madrid fans, and 10% are FC Barcelona fans."

And the referee for this match, Gonzalez, happened to be a fan of FC Barcelona.

Therefore, upon obtaining this recording, he did not hesitate to submit it to the Referees Association.

As a result, the nature of this incident was definitively established.

Racial discrimination.

It is a very common phenomenon in Western society.

However, in Western countries, racial discrimination is also a major taboo.

To summarize it in one sentence: "You can do it, but you cannot say it."

Ramos said it out loud and got caught, so there was no way around it.

The Royal Spanish Football Federation immediately issued another penalty notice.

Ramos was fined 200,000 euros and suspended for 10 matches.

Once this ruling was announced, the entire Spanish and European football world was shocked.

This was the heaviest penalty for racial discrimination in recent years.

Due to two famous racial discrimination cases occurring consecutively in 2011 and 2012.

One was Suarez racially discriminating against Evra, which ultimately resulted in an 8-match suspension and a 40,000-pound fine.

The other was Terry racially discriminating against Anton Ferdinand, which ultimately resulted in a 4-match suspension and a 220,000-pound fine.

As racial discrimination showed signs of intensifying, UEFA finally formulated a plan to punish racial discrimination in 2013.

If a player or a club official racially discriminates against others, they will be suspended for at least 10 matches.

Over these years, thanks to the introduction of this plan, racial discrimination has become very rare; at the very least, no one has been caught red-handed.