Overview
- Supporters outside Carlos Belmonte in Albacete chanted “mono” at the Real Madrid forward on January 14 before the Copa del Rey tie.
- Spanish outlet AS published videos showing the insults being sung by a group gathered near the stadium.
- Albacete issued a public statement condemning the behavior as shameful and saying it does not represent the club or the city.
- As of publication, no specific sanctions tied to this incident were reported and Real Madrid had not commented publicly.
- The episode follows intensified enforcement by La Liga and the RFEF in recent cases and a 2025 ruling that sentenced five people over 2022 abuse of the player, with 18 legal complaints logged since 2022.