Controversial VAR Decisions in Recent Football Matches

12/03/2023 Act. at 23:14 CET

Joao Félix has been one of the protagonists in the first half of the Barça-Atlético. The Portuguese was the author of the 1-0 with a delicate finish with his left foot, doing justice to the scoreboard after the offensive gale offered by the Blaugrana. On the stroke of half-time he once again had a chance to score the second, but he did not finish comfortably.

Partly because Mario Hermoso has bothered the Portuguese’s movements. So much so that, in fact, he arrives late to cut off Joao Félix’s shot and ends up stepping on him. The stomp is very clear, meridian, indisputable, but Sánchez Martínez He hasn’t seen anything and the VAR hasn’t wanted to review the play either.

Although some commentators left on the table the argument that the stomp is after the auction, the regulations say nothing about this aspect. The foul is clear with the ball in play so the referee could perfectly call a penalty.

Another one. After those not mentioned on Araujo in the classic and in the same scenario due to an obvious grab by Tchouameni in the area. Lejeune’s decision on Lewandowski was not mentioned before Rayo either., whom he knocked down with a judo key. Nor the one Pacha Espino did to Raphinha in the last minutes of the same game.

2023-12-03 22:14:50
#Barcelona #Atlético #Madrid

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