Spanish league president Javier Tebas has lashed out at Real Madrid. He says the club leadership has “lost its mind” for accusing Spain’s referees of being biased against the defending champion.

La Liga President Javier Tebas said that at Real Madrid "they’ve lost their minds" and revealed plans to denounce the club over its recent controversial statement.

Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid are set to lock horns in a top of the table Madrid derby on Saturday, February 8. Los Blancos are leading the title race with 49

Javier Tebas fired shots at Real Madrid following their decision to come out with a four page complaint to RFEF and CSD over poor refereeing in the Espanyol game.Tebas implied Real

Los Blancos were beaten 1-0 at relegation-battling Espanyol on Feb 1 and subsequently sent a furious letter to the Spanish football federation. Read more at straitstimes.com.

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Despite sitting top of LaLiga, reigning champions Real Madrid may feel like they have a lot to prove when they host Atletico Madrid on Saturday with their in-form city rivals eager to seize the momentum in the title race and leapfrog them in the table.

Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid meet in their second derby of the season with the Liga lead on the line and the focus on refereeing. Real Madrid has spent the days ahead of Saturday's match complaining of mistakes against the club.