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Former Real Madrid player Omar Mascarell, who faced RCD Mallorca in the Spanish Super Cup final, has called on the media to fairly portray the conflict between the two teams on Thursday night. Both teams became involved in heated arguments at the end of the game, which continued in the tunnel.
The target of Real Madrid’s ire was Pablo Maffeo, who has a conflict with Vinicius Junior, and Aurelien Tchouameni mentioned it at the end of the match.
“In every game we have a problem with a player, people get angry, but the most important thing is to win the game. “We don’t want to talk about him because that’s what he wants.”
Several weeks ago, Maffeo had said in an interview that he would “knock out Vinicius in 10 seconds”, a headline that crossed the water to the Spanish capital, but without the context. Mascarell explains that the Real Madrid players did their best to provoke Maffeo.
#Real Madrid Center back Raúl Asencio was at the center of the conflict with #RCDMallorca last night. He blew kisses to Pablo Maffeo, telling him ‘Go home, you’re very sick.’pic.twitter.com/xwP478UDX9
— Soccer Spain (@footballespana_) January 10, 2025
“The headlines they wanted appeared. It’s clear he’s joking, but they had it in mind. From the moment he hit the ground in the first half, everyone was after him. We are a family and we defend Maffeo to the death. The media that wants to publish the images will clearly see what has happened.”
“I was the first to see the video interview and it was obviously a joke. But what reaches the Madrid team is only the starter. They had it very much in mind, but it doesn’t matter to us,” he explained to Marca.
Mascarell is practically pro-Real Madrid, but feels that his former team and the press coverage of his current team have not been fair.
“In the end it seems that, and I’m telling you, I came out of the Madrid youth academy and I have a special affection for the club, they portray us as the bad guys and I think it shouldn’t be like that. .”
After last night’s antics in the field, #Vinicius Junior was held back by Manu Morlanes in the tunnel. #Real Madrid #RCDMallorca pic.twitter.com/1tLyoPAq2C
— Soccer Spain (@footballespana_) January 10, 2025
“We come to compete, the fights that occur on the field remain on the field. There are moments in the game that look for you and it seems like it’s just us looking for the fight. “It’s not good and the cameras are there and you can clearly see that the game got heated because of both teams.”
Maffeo has received heavy criticism from Real Madrid fans, while RCD Mallorca veteran Dani Rodríguez had some choice words for Raúl Asencio at the end of the match.
“I spent four years in Valdebebas. I don’t blame anyone, but everyone must be consistent with their actions. But I do want to make it clear that I would not like Mallorca to be the bad guy because it is clear that the attacks have been by both teams and everything must stay on the field.”
