Joan Laporta was left furious with the referee after seeing Barcelona sink to a disappointing defeat to Real Madrid in the first El Clasico of the La Liga season

Barcelona president Joan Laporta stormed the referees dressing room following his sides defeat toReal Madridin the firstEl Clasicoof the season.

Goals fromKarim Benzema, Federico Valverde and Rodrygo were enough to secure the bragging rights for Los Blancos. Though Ferran Torres scored a late goal, Barcasunk to defeat to cap off a woeful weekthat has also seen all but drop out of theChampions League.

But it appears that Laporta pointed the finger of blame for the defeat squarely at referee Jos Mara Snchez Martnez. That led to the Barca chief entering his dressing room after the final whistle to question his decisions.

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The match official has detailed in his official report what happened when Laporta confronted him. And it was also revealed that Laporta was invited to leave by the refereeing team.

Once the match was over and the referee team was inside the locker room, the president of FCBarcelona, Joan Laporta Estruch, accessed it, repeatedly requesting explanations about some situations in the match. Given these events, he was invited to leave the arbitration locker room, without further incident,the report reads.

Also detailed in the report is the number of warnings handed out to both teams. Barca received two yellow cards to players and one to a coach over the course of the derby day clash.

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The first came in the 74th minute, when goalkeeper coach Jos Ramn de la Fuente was booked for protesting one of the referees decisions. Six minutes later, Gavi was also cautioned for recklessly knocking down an opponent while playing for the ball.

The final booking came just before the end of the match when Franck Kessie was reprimanded for dissent. The defeat means that Barca lost their grip on top spot in La Liga, leaving boss Xavi furious with his side.

The feeling is that we are in a negative dynamic. That we are trying. We have faith, self-respect. We are trying. Luckily, its three points. It was an opportunity to stay at the top and were leaving empty-handed, he said.

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The feeling is very bad, I cant be happy with almost anything. We had Real Madrid there. We know were not doing well. We were doing very well in La Liga. At the first transition, we got caught at 1-0. We are under construction. We need to improve a lot.

We had our moments. Real Madrid are in the lead. Were in a very negative dynamic that we have to change as soon as possible. In the second half they were very good. We lacked a lot of decisiveness.

If we want to win this type of match, we have to change our mentality. We are not in a positive dynamic. In the end, we showed a lot of self-belief, but its not enough. Were in a bad dynamic. Im worried that were not attacking well. That we dont take advantage of our moments. Its not a great day.

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