📸 We've seen this before! Barcelona denied a clear handball penalty
📸 We've seen this before! Barcelona denied a clear handball penalty What was going on between Barcelona and Atlético Madrid in the second half? With the score at 1–0, goalkeeper Musso played the ball inside the six-yard box to Marc Pubill.
The defender then positioned the ball for the goal kick with his hand inside the six-yard box and then took it. While quite a few Barca players protested, the whistle stayed silent. But why?
Almost exactly two years ago, a nearly identical incident between Arsenal and Bayern Munich in the Champions League quarter-finals caused an uproar. Back then, Arsenal’s Gabriel also stopped the ball with his hand and then took the goal kick. Despite the rule being clear, referee Glenn Nyberg later said he did not want to award a penalty “in the spirit of the game.
” Apparently, today’s referee István Kovács made a similar decision. Understandably, Hansi Flick and Co. were far from pleased.
After the match, the coach and several players had heated discussions with the referee. How do you rate the situation? This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence.