- Real Madrid refuse to turn up for pre-match events
- Club not ruling out no-show for Saturday showpiece
Just 24 hours before kick-off, the Copa del Rey final was at risk of not going ahead after Real Madrid demanded that the Spanish football federation (RFEF) take action following comments made by the referee Ricardo de Burgos Bengoetxea in the buildup to the game.
Although Madrid did not explicitly ask for the official to be removed from his duties nor publicly threaten to boycott the match, they refused to turn up for the pre-match press conference, their training session or the managers’ photocall and did not rule out a no-show on Saturday evening.
