La Liga

Barcelona boss Hansi Flick defends Frenkie de Jong following comments about ref Gil Manzano after La Liga loss at Real Sociedad

Barcelona had a penalty awarded then overturned, as well as three goals disallowed as they suffered a shock defeat at Anoeta against Real Sociedad, which cut their lead at the top of La Liga to just one point. Furious skipper Frenkie de Jong said after the match he "can't talk" to referee Gil Manzano and accused the official of giving him a look which said "I'm better than you".

00:01:1719/01/2026 at 14:00 GMT
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