Getafe head coach Jose Bordalas has hit back at Xavi Hernandez's comments on the standard of refereeing in La Liga.
Xavi was furious in his post-match interview after Barcelona's ill-tempered 0-0 draw with Getafe on Sunday evening - a game which saw three people see red including Xavi, and all 32 fouls committed by both teams - and labelled the refereeing a "shame" for fans of La Liga.
The Barca manager was particularly unhappy with the decision not to award his side a penalty in the final minutes of the game when Ronald Araujo was chopped down in the Getafe penalty area, with a free kick being given the other way due to an earlier handball from Gavi.
"The controversy is very clear," he said. "The product is a shame. With this, it would be normal that people do not want to watch football. This has not been a game. We are upset, it has been a real injustice. For me, it's an absolute shame. It has been a very difficult game to play."
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Speaking about Xavi post-match comments, Bordalas insisted to Marca that Xavi's conduct was harmful to La Liga and that the Barca boss was being disrespectful to the Getafe players.
“They are opinions, I don’t think Xavi is doing our league a favour when we assume that it is one of the best in the world. The greatness of football has these things, a small team is capable of taking a point from Barcelona," Bordalas hit back.
"I do not share [his opinions] and it is a way of justifying, obviously, that they haven’t achieved the three points with a squad, with incredible players. I don’t share it at all. I don’t think they’re doing our League a favour. We have to defend it.
"I do not share them, I do not agree in any way that the referees are blamed, they have shown us many more cards. I do not think it has benefitted us. The most violent play of the game has been by Barcelona and I have nothing more than say. It’s a way of camouflaging the good game of my players. It wouldn’t occur to me to justify a defeat or a draw with the opponent’s play. It’s a lack of respect."
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