Jemez slams referee after 'grotesque' Real Madrid defeat

The defeated trainer was left furious at the refereeing decisions which left his team with nine men after just 30 minutes, and said the match was humiliating


Fuming Rayo Vallecano coach Paco Jemez mounted a defence of his players and claimed the "grotesque" 10-2 loss at Real Madrid was damaging for Spanish football.

Paco's side responded positively to Danilo's third-minute opener by taking a 2-1 lead through headers from Antonio Amaya and Jozabed.

Their good work was largely undone when Tito was sent off for a rash lunge on Toni Kroos and Gareth Bale made it 2-2 after 26 minutes.

Raul Baena was then harshly handed a second yellow card for fouling Sergio Ramos, Cristiano Ronaldo scored the first of his two goals from the penalty spot and a procession ensued – Bale and Karim Benzema scoring four and three respectively.

"It's a long time since I've seen anything so grotesque and so embarrassing," an emotional Paco said at his post-match news conference.

"It doesn't benefit Madrid, us or Spanish football. When something like this happens, nobody wins.

"We feel humiliated but we feel good, despite what happened. My players made a great effort despite everything.

"We feel stepped on, played with by them.