‘We’ve been robbed’: Stars float shock Madrid conspiracy amid controversial VAR calls

Real Madrid scraped a controversial 3-2 win over Almeria in a result that left several stars from La Liga’s bottom team furious.

Madrid’s victory over winless Almeria, which took them temporarily top before Girona played, was steeped in drama and controversy.

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Dani Carvajal rammed home the winner in the 99th minute to settle a wild and hugely entertaining clash at the Santiago Bernabeu where Madrid had trailed 2-0.

Almeria took a two-goal lead through Largie Ramazani’s 38th minute strike and a screamer from Edgar Gonzalez.

Madrid battled back to triumph as Jude Bellingham converted a penalty and Vinicius Junior used his upper arm to divert home an equaliser, before Carvajal’s last-gasp winner.

Madrid had three key VAR adjudications go in their favour, including Vinicius’ goal which Almeria considered handball, a goal of their own ruled out and a penalty given to Madrid.

“(We leave) with the feeling we’ve been robbed,” complained Almeria midfielder Gonzalo Melero.

“The penalty, the goal with the hand, the gesture, the goal disallowed for a struggle.

“If we want to be the best league in the world, as is being said a lot… we are light years away. And it’s hard for me to say it, and it p***** me off, but it’s just that there’s no way to take it.”

Almeria defender Marc Pubill echoed his teammates’ sentiment.

“I think that someone decided that we weren’t allowed to win here at Bernabéu today, and that’s what happened,” Pubill told DAZN.

“Nothing more to say.”

Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti disagreed.

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