At the heart of a controversy after the penalty awarded to Real Madrid in the Clasico against FC Barcelona (3-1), the referee of the meeting is singled out in Catalonia. And the revelations of the discussions with his VAR assistants will liven up the debates in Spain even more.
The penalty of discord during Bara-Real
La Liga and its controversies. Since the Clasico won by Real Madrid against FC Barcelona (3-1) on Saturday, the Catalan press has been fighting against the referee of the match Juan Martinez Munuera. The latter, accused of having favored Real by awarding a penalty Sergio Ramos, is in the sights of the local media, who do not hesitate to dig into his past (read here).
The latest revelations from Cadena Ser and Deportes Cuatro will not calm things down. The two media revived the controversy by unveiling an audio exchange between the central referee and his assistants in charge of the video after the famous contentious action between Ramos and Clment Lenglet. The latter was sanctioned with a penalty for having pulled the shirt of the defender and Madrid captain.
Assistants pointed out a foul by Ramos
However, the VAR had obviously initially observed a fault of the Merengue on the Frenchman. Ramos grabs the jersey first , would have first announced an assistant in the headset. It’s more a Sergio Ramos foul, it’s a Sergio Ramos foul , another assistant would specify when the central referee went to see the video to form his own opinion. We know the rest.
After viewing the footage, Mr. Munuera finally defeated his assistants to award the penalty to Real for the 2-1 goal. He had the right to do so and the last word always comes from the central referee. But for the Catalan press, and in particular Mundo Deportivo which made its front page this Tuesday, it is further proof that the Bara was unclear in this Clasico.
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Penalty was fake.Ramos was to be given a yellow card for cheaply fooling the referee.
That penalty was not valid,Ramos first pull Lenglet shirt