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Article continues belowArticle continues belowArticle continues below<ul><li>Madrid win 3-2 over Almeria after VAR calls</li><li>Vinicius seemingly uses arm to equalise</li><li>RFEF's VAR audio leaves Almeria incensed</li></ul>

VIDEO: Did Real Madrid get away with one?! Almeria FUME on social media as VAR audio of hugely controversial Vinicius Jr 'handball' goal is released

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After Almeria had taken a two-goal lead over the league leaders, Madrid pulled one back from a debatable penalty - but it was Vinicius Jr's equaliser that brought the most outrage. The referee almost immediately ruled the Brazilian's effort out for handball as the ball flew in off his shoulder after he grappled with a defender, but after checking the incident on the monitor, he reversed the decision and awarded the goal.Madrid went on to win the game 3-2, leaving the bottom side in La Liga incensed - even more so after the Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) released audio of the video assistant referee's decision-making process in giving the goal.Responding to the video, <a href="https://twitter.com/U_D_Almeria/status/1749210897942294733?s=20" target="_blank">Almeria posted</a> on X: "Why wasn't the referee shown the rest of the angles that we have been able to see on TV?"

WHAT HAPPENED?

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet">🤔 ¿Por qué no se le muestran al árbitro el resto de ángulos que hemos podido ver en TV? <a href="https://t.co/tGc8fTusvu">https://t.co/tGc8fTusvu</a>— UD Almería (@U_D_Almeria) <a href="https://twitter.com/U_D_Almeria/status/1749210897942294733?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 21, 2024</a></blockquote>
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WATCH THE CLIP

The loss was a heartbreaking one for the Rojiblancos as they looked likely to win for the first time this season. However, the defeat, despite an impressive performance, leaves them rooted to the bottom of the league 10 points from safety. Post-match, the club's social media refused to post a match report as they evidently felt robbed on the night, writing: "Don't expect us to publish the match report. Everything is more than clear."<blockquote class="twitter-tweet">❌ No esperéis que publiquemos la crónica del partido. Todo está más que claro.— UD Almería (@U_D_Almeria) <a href="https://twitter.com/U_D_Almeria/status/1749132262862356805?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 21, 2024</a></blockquote>
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THE BIGGER PICTURE

Speaking after the game, Real Madrid boss <a href="https://twitter.com/realmadriden/status/1749154983935611348?s=20" target="_blank">Carlo Ancelotti rubbished all claims</a> that the referee had made mistakes in the game, saying: "The three decisions made by VAR were correct."

WHAT ANCELOTTI SAID ABOUT THE CALLS

The Rojiblancos will be in action later this week when they take on Deportivo Alaves on Friday evening. They will look to put aside their loss and hope that their impressive performance against Madrid will boost them for the rest of the season, but their chances of survival now look very slim.

WHAT NEXT FOR ALMERIA?

VIDEO: Did Real Madrid get away with one?! Almeria FUME on social media as VAR audio of hugely controversial Vinicius Jr 'handball' goal is released | Goal.com

Almeria were left seething as a series of controversial VAR calls denied them an unlikely first victory of the season against Real Madrid on Sunday.

VIDEO: Did Real Madrid get away with one?! Almeria FUME on social media as VAR audio of hugely controversial Vinicius Jr &apos;handball&apos; goal is released

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