It left for a new controversy. On Sunday, for the fourth time of the season, FC Barcelona won against Real Madrid in a new thrilling match. This time, the troops of Hansi Flick, still worn by a large Lamine Yamal, practically assured their coronation in La Liga, with seven points ahead of the Merengues in the classification of the Spanish championship when there are only three days left – and therefore nine points – to be played. Inevitably, everyone has a smile in Catalonia this morning, but the situation could have been very different, and in Barcelona, we still complain about the refereeing of this match.
Indeed, there have still been several actions considered litigious, by the blaugranas at least, like this hand of Aurélien Tchouameni in his surface which could have valid a penalty in favor of Barça. The referee indicated that the hand was stuck to the body. Especially that at the end of the match, Fermin Lopez, before his goal finally canceled, hit the ball in the hand in what seemed to be an involuntary movement, and this time, the referee whistled and therefore canceled the fifth achievement of the Hansi Flick team.
New controversy
And this action is at the origin of a large controversy. Indeed, after each match, the Spanish Federation, for the sake of transparency, reveals the conversations held between the referee present on the field and those who are in Var. And during the discussions to find out if this fifth goal should have been canceled or validated, when everyone notes that there is a hand of Fermin Lopez, we hear someone in the Var room say “Messe bad”, which could be translated into French by “fortunately” or by the expression “thank God”.
To summarize, one of the arbitrators in charge of the VAR therefore displayed its satisfaction and its relief at the idea of seeing the goal of Fermin Lopez canceled. And inevitably, it creates a huge controversy in Spain, especially in Barcelona, in a very tense context around the referees across the Pyrenees, with the pressures of Real Madrid TV in particular. Sport Indicates that on the side of Barça, everyone is indignant by what happened yesterday, from players to leaders. In the media and on social networks, we also cry out in scandal. Suffice to say that the Catalans expect and require explanations …
