FC Barcelona manager Xavi Hernandez slammed the referee's display after his side dropped points in Catalan derby on Saturday.
The Blaugrana drew 1-1 with Espanyol at the Camp Nou, as the league leaders failed to restore their three-point lead over second-place Real Madrid.
Both sides finished the game with ten men, with referee Antonio Mateu also handing out seven yellow cards on the day.
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"The game got away from him today," Xavi said after the game, as per ESPN.
"He was giving out cards without any reason and lost control of the match. But it's not his fault we drew, it's our fault we dropped points."
Xavi also confronted the referee after the game to express his displeasure with the display.
"I told him that he had lost control of the game. 'Do you think?' he said to me," he added.
"But we keep coming back to the referee and I can't control the officials. They should come out and speak, explain their decisions and say what they said to the players. I can't do anything."
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