Barça is mad with rage. Since the defeat in Sunday evening’s Clasico at the Bernabéu (3-2), Xavi and his players have violently criticized the refereeing of the match. The Catalan media are also calling it a conspiracy and are having a field day with it. There is in particular a goal which should, according to the Catalans, have been awarded to Lamine Yamal from a Raphinha corner. Andriy Lunin intervened at the very last moment. Without goal line technology and in view of the images of the TV production, it is difficult to say whether or not the leather has completely crossed the goal line.
In a video posted on the club’s social networks, president Joan Laporta spoke. The least we can say is that he also has it very bad. “As President of FC Barcelona, I would like to express my dissatisfaction with the poor use of VAR during one of the most important matches in the world. As you know, I was not a big advocate of VAR, because I believe we are losing the spontaneous nature of football. But now that this tool is being used, it must be used to make the right decision and avoid injustices. Through my statements, I would like to express the uneasiness within the culers, following the poor management of the VAR last night. I also want to remind you that, even though it has been used for a while now, VAR continues to create controversy and confusion during certain matches, for certain teams. FC Barcelona emphasizes that La Liga is followed by millions of spectators and that it attracts people but that it is not exempt from criticism regarding the use of VAR, which lowers the quality of our product.he first said.
A match to replay?
Then, he mentioned the famous action… “We are aware of the complexity of referees’ work, but it is precisely for this reason that tools like VAR must help them. Competition must be fairer and not the opposite. Yesterday, several actions were questionable, but the canceled goal at Lamine Yamal could have changed the result of the match. As a Club we want to know the truth about what happened and we are immediately asking the Technical Committee of Referees and the Spanish Football Federation for all the images and audio regarding this action.”he explained, before going so far as to mention the replay of this match in the event of a proven error.
“If during the analysis of these documents, the Club notices an error in the assessment of the action, it will take all necessary actions to repair the damage caused, with the possibility of requesting to replay the match if the goal was indeed valid. This has already happened in Europe due to a VAR error. I also want to emphasize that even if we focus on this action, we do not agree on other disputed facts of play where VAR was not consulted., concluded the boss of FC Barcelona. The message got through.
