The echoes of the match between Inter and Barcelona in the group stage of the Champions League still resound. The Italian club won 1-0, but much more is said about Inter’s controversial situation in the penalty area. The hosts’ defender – Denzel Dumfries – played pik with his hand in his own penalty area, pulling it from the player’s head FC Barcelona – Ansu Fatego. Journalists, experts and former judges from around the world mostly felt that guests were entitled to a penalty kick.
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– An incredible decision at such a high level – this is what former Spanish referee Iturralde Gonzalez commented. – This action could qualify for a penalty kick for the away team. The VAR has assessed this situation very hastily, carelessly and unfortunately incorrectly. The video referee should inform the head referee to play the ball with his hand, or at least summon him to the monitor to assess the situation himself – added Rafał Rostkowski.
“Mundo Deportivo” roars. Did the judges hurt Barcelona?
Obviously, the Catalan media, in particular “Mundo Deportivo”, are grumbling about this topic. The newspaper’s reporters have decided to follow the referee’s decisions from previous Barcelona matches. Conclusions? In addition to the situation described above in the match against Inter, the Catalans discovered several other situations in which Barcelona were entitled to a penalty, but the referees did not find any violations. The first of these situations dates back to the first round of La Liga, when he would have suffered a foul in the penalty area Vallecano radius it was Roberto Lewandowski. We remind you that this game finished 0-0.
“Lewandowski did not take long to see how some decisions in La Liga were made. On his debut in the official match in Barcelona, on the first day against Rayo, he was fouled on a penalty kick. In the 37th minute, Isi did it. brought to the ground after After being caught in a corner, in front of Hernández Hernández, a few meters away, who did not signal an obvious penalty, Barca have only lost points this season, “writes Mundo Deportivo.” The reporters said that Barcelona had a total of five penalty shots that were not awarded. In addition to the games against Rayo and Inter Milan, there were games against Cadiz, Bayern and Mallorca. In this last match, Lewandowski appeared again in the main role His shot had to be blocked by a defender with his hand.
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