Should Barcelona have had a penalty for foul on Lamine Yamal against Rayo?
The teenager was in the spotlight in the first half.
Barcelona's Spanish forward #10 Lamine Yamal reacts during the Spanish league football match between FC Barcelona and Rayo Vallecano de Madrid at Camp Nou Stadium in Barcelona on March 22, 2026. (Photo by Josep LAGO / AFP via Getty Images) | AFP via Getty Images Barcelona’s La Liga clash with Rayo Vallecano saw some controversy in the first half when Lamine Yamal claimed a penalty for a foul in the penalty area by Pathe Ciss. Yamal tried to cut past the Rayo player but went down and appealed for a spot-kick.
Referee Adrián Cordero Vega decided not to give the foul and was backed by VAR official Raúl Martínez González. Ciss definitely dangled a leg and Yamal needed little intervention to go down but it wasn’t enough to convince the match officials. ⁉️💥 ¿Hay penalti de Pathé Ciss sobre Lamine Yamal?
✅ 𝗡𝗢. 👉🏻 Si bien es cierto que Ciss saca la pierna derecha y se la juega, Lamine da la zancada por encima de ella y se deja caer. ▪️ Cordero Vega, perfectamente situado, indicó en directo que no había nada punible.
pic. twitter. com/MwImyofpgp — Archivo VAR (@ArchivoVAR) March 22, 2026 Former Spainsh referee Iturralde González told SER that he thought it was a foul: “It’s a penalty, he swung his leg.