In Madrid, the women’s Clásico ended with Barcelona’s 7-0 victory over Real Madrid, a result whose reverberations reached beyond the pitch. Yet the match was absent from Real Madrid TV’s midday news programme, where the club’s official channel made no mention of the women’s side or their heavy defeat.
A match missing from the club channel
The broadcaster’s bulletin moved through the usual strands of Real Madrid coverage without stopping at the women’s team’s trip against Barcelona. The programme included updates from across the club, but the Clásico result was not addressed.
- Coverage was given to the men’s first team and its current affairs.
- The academy featured in the programme.
- Real Madrid’s basketball activities were also included.
- The bulletin covered international commitments involving Madrid players.
- There was no reference to the women’s team’s 7-0 loss to Barcelona.
Focus on refereeing and the Negreira case
While the women’s Clásico did not appear in the news rundown, Real Madrid TV devoted substantial time to refereeing matters. Its report examined the Negreira case in relation to Barcelona and revisited decisions which the channel considers to have gone against Real Madrid.
The contrast was particularly stark after a scoreline of such scale. The 7-0 defeat is understood to have caused considerable concern among senior figures at the Madrid club, even as its official television channel passed over the match entirely.
