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Real Madrid received 3 penalties in their 2-1 win over Celta Vigo in La Liga on Saturday, something which infuriated many fans.
Even Celta’s striker Iago Apas was annoyed by what he saw, as he said after the game: “The only thing missing was a fourth penalty for the referee to take it.”
Karim Benzema converted 2 of the 3 penalties which Los Blancos received, with one of them being really controversial.
Ferland Mendy basically bought a penalty for himself after putting his leg in between a defender’s legs and then going down on the ground.
Referee Pablo Gonzalez and the VAR bought found it to be a foul and gave them the penalty.
The win helped Madrid extend their lead at the top of La Liga to 12 points over second-place Sevilla.
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