The referee and the VAR steal a clear penalty from Valencia. This is how the most important moment of the game can be summed up because Barcelona, with one less, He has been saved this Sunday from a clear maximum penalty that the referee and the VAR have not whistled. Raphinha’s goal strengthens Barcelona as leader, but with controversy.
This was the play:
Barcelona took the first assault of the game with a Valencia that had a very bad time after the 1-0. Busquets put an incredible cross for Raphinha who took advantage of the fact that the Valencian goalkeeper took a risk at the start and scored 1-0. Difficult to call it a failure or stop calling it. He goes out desperately because the pass was a clear shot. The same would have taken it out. Not the same. Very complicated although it is clear that later it would have depended on Raphinha’s header.
After that, Barcelona was better, on occasion, but Valencia, thanks to Barça gifts, came close to drawing on several occasions. Samuel Lino and Correia were the ones who had the best, however, they were not successful. Linen, mostly. That’s where Xavi’s team got rid of, penalized in the stands, and managed to go ahead at half-time.
Already in the second half, Barcelona was able to score 2-0 on two consecutive occasions. first failed a Ferrán Torres penalty after a clear hand from Guillamón and then, in the subsequent play, Ansu ran into the post. All this in two minutes. And just after Araujo’s direct red card arrived on 60′ and everything changed. In a few minutes, the game turned around and Barcelona began to row with a 1-0 lead.
Yes indeed, The most important thing came with the penalty not called and it was very clear. For this reason there will be controversy and rightly so, especially for Valencia, which is risking its life, and for Real Madrid, which is fighting for the League with Barcelona.
