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Papers react as Barcelona lose La Liga lead

Barcelona were knocked off top spot in La Liga on Sunday night after Real Madrid beat Real Sociedad in a controversial game at Anoeta.

The match was full of talking points with all three controversial decisions going in Real Madrid’s favour just days after Gerard Pique had hinted officials favour Los Blancos.

Vinícius Júnior won a dubious penalty, Mikel Merino saw an equaliser disallowed and Karim Benzema’s goal was allowed to stand after a check to see if he’d handled it.

Surprisingly enough the decisions did not go down well in Catalunya.