Real leads Europe in awarded 11m penalties: how many were due to referee mistakes?

2026-04-04 12:29 © AFP

This season, the Madrid Real team stands out from all the teams in the top 5 leagues in Europe according to one indicator.

The royal team is in first place for earning penalties.

In La Liga alone, Real benefited from the referees' favor 14 times, and players had the easiest opportunity to score in the UEFA Champions League 5 times, and once in the Copa del Rey tournament.

While fans discuss where the secret of Madrid's club success lies, the portal Tribuna decided to conduct an analysis of all 20 decisions.

According to the expert, 40% (8) of the penalties were obvious, 35% (7) were questionable but more similar to correct, 10% (2) were questionable, more similar to incorrect, and 15% (3) were clear referee errors.

The majority of penalties (55%) were awarded for fouls in 1-on-1 situations, 25% for opponents playing with their hands.

As many as 7 out of 20 penalties were earned for the Real club by forward Vinicius.