The Real Madrid achieved to recover the leadership in the third day contested after the resumption of LaLiga Santander, that was stopped during three months by fault of the pandemia of the coronavirus. It did it against the Real Sociedad, winning by 1-2 in a meeting resolved by mediation of some played with referee's decisions very controversial that lit some sectors of the international press.

A penalti of doubtful existence on Vinícius Junior, a possible hand no pitada in a goal of Karim Benzema and a goal cancelled to Adnan Januzaj by offside positional non-existent were controversial actions that favoured to the Real Madrid​ and that later were collected by the foreign media. To continuation, some of the headlines.

Like this it saw the party the international press

  • Italy: "A lot of controversy in Anoeta" or "The Real puts leader after the controversial" are some of the headlines with which dawned the Italian press. In the Gazzetta dello Sport ensured that "there was a lot of controversy in Anoeta, where the whites struggled against a solid and compact Real Sociedad". In the 'Ran dello Sport', describe as "suspicious" the control of Benzema in his goal.
  • England: The 'Daily Mail'consider "generous" the decision of pitar penalti in the action of Llorente on Vinicius Junior. "Bouquets and Benzema achieve a crucial victory helped by the decisions of the VAR so that the team of Zidane hot the fight by LaLiga", expanded said media, standing out that the controversy fell of the side of the Real Madrid.
  • France: In spite of that 'L'Instrument' devote his cover to Benzema, spoke also of the controversy. "Once again, the Real Madrid will be accused to receive referee's favours. This Sunday, won to the Real Sociedad when benefiting of several controversial decisions", published. In addition to the goals, mention the possible expulsion of Casemiro by a codazo and consider that the offside of Merino "did not seem so obvious".
  • Argentina: The newspaper 'Olé' also speaks on the controversy of the decisions of the VAR: "Again with a lot of controversy, the Real Madrid won and reached to the Barça in the tip but with advantage by the duels between himself. It was a 2-1 to the Real Sociedad that will give that speak by the arbitration". They consider that the penalti to Vinicius is "doubtful" and describe the offside of Merino like "slight obstruccion" to Courtois.