The mayor of Vigo, Abel Caballero had accused the visitors, Real Madrid of pushing for the game to hold while ignoring the security concerns of the game, Real Madrid have however hit back at the mayor by writing back at them.
They stressed that though they wanted the match to hold as scheduled by proffering three alternatives for a solution, they did not object the final decision for the game to be cancelled and hence branded the mayor's accusations as inappropriate and inaccurate.
"Real Madrid regret the unfortunate statements made by the mayor of Vigo, Abel Caballero, in which he states that this club disregarded the security measures required for the Celta Vigo v Real Madrid fixture to go ahead," a statement on the club's official website read.
"Not only are the mayor's comments inappropriate, they are also totally inaccurate, because at no point in time did Real Madrid question the security measures in place at Balaidos.
"Real Madrid wishes to make it very clear that having learned of the possibility of the game being postponed more than 30 hours ahead of kick-off, the club proposed three alternatives to the Professional Football League:
Firstly, for consideration to be given to the possibility of repairing the damaged stadium roof; secondly, the possibility of the affected stand being closed; and thirdly, if the two aforementioned options were not possible, to look into staging the fixture at another nearby stadium.
"These proposals were made with a view to avoiding the postponement of the fixture from negatively impacting upon the four competitions, given the knock-on effect it would cause between them, as well as the massive financial losses suffered by television channels from around the world, which will have an impact on future tenders for the sale of broadcasting rights."
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