Controversial VAR Decision Leaves Sevilla Out of Copa del Rey, Atlético Madrid Advances to Quarterfinals

The five minutes of added time having passed, and the Metropolitano ready to roar, a final incursion from Sevilla then caused a long silence in the lair of the Rojiblancos. Erik Lamela, who entered the match earlier, saw his leg get caught by the desperate foot of young Pablo Barrios, at the edge of the area. Jesus Gil Manzano, at the whistle of the match, did not have the slightest hesitation to point to the penalty spot, as the match reached its epilogue.

In doubt, however, after an exchange with his assistants, the referee then went to the VAR, taking a few moments before canceling his decision, and blowing the whistle for the end of the match. A surprising choice, and above all, left without explanation. Did the action take place outside the box? Was the fault not proven? Questions that the Sevillians will undoubtedly ask themselves in the days to come, as they leave the competition through the back door.

Atlético Madrid thus joins Athletic Bilbao, Real Sociedad, and Mallorca in the last of the Copa del Rey, but will only know their future opponent tomorrow, at the end of the draw for the upcoming confrontations. The Andalusians, for their part, close their hitherto enchanted parenthesis, and return to the gloom of La Liga as well as their place on the verge of relegation (17th).

2024-01-25 22:44:00
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