"Everyone saw what happened at Anoeta, let everyone draw their own conclusions"

Madrid visited the Real Sociedad and won 1-2. A victory that, after Barça's tie against Sevilla (0-0), put the white team leader.

Setién was asked about the controversial refereeing decisions and gave his opinion. "There are things that we cannot control and that do not depend on us. Everybody saw what happened in Anoeta and everyone will draw their own conclusions," he said in the press conference before the match against Athletic.

"I'm going to put aside the refereeing decisions. I'm going to focus on football issues," he said from minute one. "We'll try to do things right on the pitch and leave the rest to one side. Sometimes the members of the team benefit you, sometimes there are injustices... We've been here for many years and this doesn't change. It's always the same, the controversy will always be there, it's inherent in football.

"As far as VAR is concerned, it's a tool that can make us better, but we have to use it to have a clearer view of reality," he said.

In addition, he defended Pique who, after that draw at the Sanchez-Pizjuan said it would be difficult for Madrid to lose points. "I've always found him to be a very intelligent person," he said