La Liga president Javier Tebas said Thursday Spanish champions Real Madrid were playing the victim and have "lost their head" after they attacked refereeing in the country. Los Blancos were beaten 1-0 at relegation-battling Espanyol on Saturday and subsequently sent a furious letter to the Spanish football federation blasting the country's refereeing as "rigged" and "completely discredited". League leaders Madrid were upset Espanyol defender Carlos Romero avoided a red card for hacking down striker Kylian Mbappe and went on to score the winning goal.