In an official statement, Real Madrid said its submission contained extensive evidence concerning payments made by FC Barcelona over two decades to José María Enríquez Negreira, the former vice-president of Spain’s refereeing technical committee.
The Madrid club said the material related to “events of extraordinary seriousness” that it believes affect the integrity of competition and confidence in the refereeing system.
Real Madrid’s statement called for the UEFA investigation to proceed “with the utmost urgency” now that the organisation has received its documentation.
The club also said it expected the competent bodies to reach the decisions required by the seriousness of any facts that are ultimately established.
Real Madrid added that it would continue cooperating with UEFA and pursuing the actions available to it while seeking clarification of the circumstances surrounding the payments.
The club described those circumstances as incompatible with the principles of integrity, transparency and fair play that it believes should govern European football.
UEFA confirmed that the complaint had been received and that its investigation into payments made by Barcelona to Negreira was continuing. The case has also remained under investigation by Spanish authorities since becoming public in 2023.
Real Madrid had already submitted material to UEFA in June, when it said the evidence strengthened what it described as indications of prolonged payments lacking verifiable justification.
The latest statement followed UEFA’s confirmation that the Madrid club’s expanded dossier was now in its possession. Real Madrid is seeking a full conclusion to the European investigation and says it will continue to cooperate with the process.
The club’s wording makes clear that it views the submission as more than a request for information. Real Madrid is explicitly asking UEFA to complete the investigation and for the appropriate sporting bodies to act once the relevant facts have been established.
The statement also repeated the central concern behind the club’s complaint: the relationship between payments to a former senior refereeing official and the integrity of football competitions. Real Madrid did not announce any new finding against Barcelona in the latest statement; its demand was for UEFA to pursue the investigation to its conclusion.
The UEFA process is therefore now the focus of the Madrid club’s latest intervention. Its position is that the documentation should be examined fully and that the investigation should not lose momentum.