Carlo Ancelotti said he would be at risk of a large suspension if he discussed the controversial performance of referee Ricardo De Burgos Bengoetxea in Saturday's 1-1 draw with Sevilla.
Los Blancos had two goals disallowed in the opening ten minutes of the clash at the Ramon Sanchez-Pizjuan. Federico Valverde's strike was chalked off for offside in the build-up before Jude Bellingham's effort on the counter-attack was ruled out for a foul amid some confusing scenes.
David Alaba's own goal was cancelled out by Dani Carvajal in the second half, but Ancelotti hinted at his dissatisfaction with the display from the officials by admitting a rant in anger could be met with a ban.
He said: "Irony is the only way after this match because I think that if I say what I think about the refereeing I'll receive a lot of games' suspension.
"What I like most at the moment is to sit on the Real Madrid bench. So, to avoid suspensions I don't say what I think and I use a bit of irony."
Pressed on Bengoetxea's performance, he said: "He played a good game and got everything right. He stopped the counter-attack to preserve the health of a player and he had a good game. I liked him 100%. It was a match with a lot of clashes and I think he made the right decision in all of them.
"At the end of the game I asked him for explanations because he had cautioned me and I didn't know why. I was talking to [Eduardo] Camavinga. I haven't spoken to the players, but I'm very happy with his refereeing."
The presenters on Real Madrid TV weren't quite as subtle with their reactions to the disallowed goals.
Part of their coverage the following tirade from Jesus Alcaide: "It's a sociological scandal what happened today with De Burgos Bengoetxea. The MVP of the match goes to De Burgos Bengoetxea. He has done his job perfectly. I am convinced that Medina Cantalejo and Clos Gomez will congratulate him.
"From the stands there is a frame in which it is clear that Sergio Ramos is behind Bellingham, but we have to believe that there is an offside. The image is crystal clear, leaving no room for doubt.
"No one protests and no one from Sevilla raises their hand. It is unacceptable that the conduct of the match does not give you a single image in which the offside is perceived. Whenever Real Madrid is harmed by actions of this kind, this happens."
Madrid visit Braga in midweek Champions League action before travelling to Catalonia for El Clasico next week.
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