The day after the victory of the France team in the final of the League of Nations, the Spanish press is mad with rage following the goal of Kylian Mbappé and cries of arbitration scandal.
It is an understatement to say that on the side of Spain we have this Monday a slight feeling of being the victim of an injustice after the defeat of Luis Enrique’s team against France at San Siro. It is obviously the second French goal, scored by Kylian Mbappé, which focuses all the anger, Anthony Taylor, the English referee of this final not having taken long to obtain from his colleagues in charge of the VAR the validation of the goal. . However, in real time, Kylian Mbappé seemed offside, and on the image of the VAR, he was at least, if we forget to see that Eric Garcia touched the ball. An intervention that even the commentators of M6 took a long time to report live on the air. Then it was up to the referee to decide if Garcia intended to deflect the ball or if it was a save and the Barca player had only scratched the ball. And Anthony Taylor did not hesitate in validating the goal of the PSG striker and the France team.
Mbappe he is never out of the game here Var works very well #ESPFRA pic.twitter.com/11rzUL3MtB
— Gaetan (@Quaresma730) October 10, 2021
Spain contest Kylian Mbappé’s goal
On its front page, the great sports daily Marca does not hesitate to headline: ” They destroy football With a photo of the action where we can clearly see Kylian Mbappé ahead of the Spanish defenders. For its part, the Catalan daily Sport speaks of a ” Injustice », So much so that Mundo Deportivo evokes a« VARapolo », Which can be translated by« the blow of the VAR ». Even the very mediatic Josep Pedrerol has for once released his famous ticking to step up to the niche following the goal of Kylian Mbappé: ” The goal is not canceled? Unfair “. Only AS skips this story, but devotes its front page to the performance of La Roja: ” Untitled, but with a future », While still placing a long article in this arbitration decision heavy with consequences, especially since the first period the video had allowed the English official not to whistle a penalty for Spain following a Koundé’s supposed hand in the box. An action which again made the Spanish fans scream.
On the side of Luis Enrique’s players, we did not really dispute the French victory, but it was difficult to understand the referee’s decision. And this is particularly the case of Cesar Azpilicueta who was the first to be informed by Anthony Taylor that he validated the goal of Kylian Mbappé, which allowed France to pass in front of the score. ” I do not understand. The referee is there to decide. He has to go see it in person on the VAR screen. Kylian Mbappé’s offside is clear on goal, but he tells me that Eric Garcia has the opportunity to play the ball. He doesn’t make the decision, it’s the VAR that decides “, Confided the former Marseillais. Concerned first and foremost, since it was he who touched the ball to Mbappé, Eric Garcia has difficulty understanding the choice of the referee. ” The ball goes off my back, I throw myself and touch it with my heel. Mbappé is offside. The referee tells me that because I touch the ball and do not move away from it, I intend to play the ball and that is the rule, but never a defender can completely deviate from it. . So there is clearly an offside », Remarked the defender of the Spain team, ulcerated by this decision.
Spain robbed again ????????
Take the VAR and put it in your a** Taylor ????????????????#ESPFRA #NationsLeague pic.twitter.com/4q9n37xTeg
— Faisal ♾ (@forever_fs8) October 10, 2021
And Sergio Busquets, voted best player in the Nations League, was also very upset against the English official: “ There was an offside from Mbappé. The referee told us that Eric Garcia wanted to play the ball and that negates the offside. But he wanted to play the ball because the ball would have reached Mbappé who was offside! It does not make sense ! “. Still, the page will quickly be turned, because it is now towards the World Cup in Qatar that all eyes are turning, and on the side of Spain we now want to remember that one year from the flagship competition, La Roja has confirmed its great return to the summits. With or without VAR, it will be necessary to reckon with Luis Enrique’s team on the side of Doha, it is obvious.
