Something never seen in the history of the competition, the Spanish Royal side has been given five penalties following only six La Liga games since the start of the season.

Endrick fell after a Espanyol player tackled him.

Endrick dropped upon being tackled by a Espanyol player.

Including a goal from a penalty by Kylian Mbappe, Real Madrid defeated Espanyol 4-1 in round 6 of La Liga early morning on September 22. Real Madrid guaranteed a 4-1 triumph in the game against Espanyol at Santiago Bernabéu when referee Munuera Montero decided a Espanyol player had fouled Endrick in the penalty area.

The action generated debate since the Real Madrid star seemed to stray into the Espanyol penalty area. The ruling has kept the discussion about Real Madrid’s regular favouritism of La Liga officials active.

Teams such Las Palmas, Real Betis and Real Sociedad have also had to pay fines to Real Madrid since the start of the season. When Real Sociedad faced “Los Blancos” in round five of La Liga, one of the penalties was contentious since the defender of the Basque team did not merit calling for a foul.

Playing far inferior than the Basque squad, two penalties in the game against Real Sociedad let Real Madrid escape and triumph.

Many supporters think the foul the Espanyol player did fell outside the penalty area.

Many supporters think the foul the Espanyol player made fell outside the penalty area.

Like Real Madrid, no side had been granted five penalties before this season from only six La Liga games since the start of the season. With Mbappe (three times) and Vinicius Jr. (twice) both finishing their chores successfully from the 11m mark, “Los Blancos” also obtained a 100% penalty success rate.

Real Madrid’s excessive penalty count is generating a lot of conflicting views among the Spanish football scene. Coach Manolo González of Espanyol likewise voiced his discontent following the game, stating that Real Madrid received “a gift” from the referee—the final penalty.