The game of El Clásico was not compelling only for his spectacular pursuit, but also for a series of controversial arbitration decisions. The referee Alejandro Jose Hernandez and the head of the Var Juan Munuera are constantly questioned about correctness, especially when Real Madrid is often in the lead.
In the third minute, Real Madrid was entitled to a penalty after Kylian Mbappé immediately foul from the goalkeeper Szczesny in the penalty area. However, before then, the French striker seemed offside when he received the line from Federico Valverde. However, the VAR did not intervene and Mbappé took the opportunity to open the markings for the guests.
Just 11 minutes later, the Real doubles the detachment after Valverde commits foul on Lamine Yamal in the center of the field, but neither the referee nor the Var intervened. After the dispute, Real Madrid recovered a ball and organized a quick counterattack to allow Mbappé to score the second goal.
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Barcelona then drew 2-2, with the goal of Lamine Yamal in the 32nd minute also controversial, when Frenkie de Jong touched the ball on goal. Although the signals are clear, the referee and the VAR have not yet made any progress.
In the 37th minute, the referee was again criticized when Aurelien Tchouméni committed foul from behind on Ferran Torres during a dangerous counterattack. By law, this is a situation that prevents a clear opportunity to score and deserves a red card, but Hernandez emits only a yellow card.
Towards the end of the first half, Real Madrid had the opportunity to increase the score on penalty when Mbappé fell in the penalty area after a clash with De Jong. However, after consulting the VAR, the referee established that Bellingham was offside on the previous ball. Despite the decision to replace him, Barcelona defender Ronald Araujo was still warned for his reaction.
In the second half, in the 80th minute, Barça continued to punish the penalty when Ferran Torres pulled in the hands of Tchouméni in the penalty area. The situation was clear: Torres had stopped playing to protest, but after the review of the Var, referee Hernandez refused to give 11 million to Barça.
In extra time (90 ‘+5’), Barcelona seemed to score the decisive goal for the victory when Fermanin López scored by overcoming Courtois after a surprising solo phase. However, after consulting the VAR, the referee established that the ball had been touched by López before the goal and canceled the goal, with great regret of the whole house team.
The game ended with a 4-3 victory in favor of Barcelona, who, despite not reacting too hard to the referee’s decisions, was unable to hide his discontent. In the meantime, the public opinion is increasingly spreading according to which Real Madrid has drawn considerable benefits from the unconvincing decisions of the referee group.
Before the game, Real Madrid put pressure publicly expressing his concerns about the lack of correctness of the referee Hernández. It is not clear whether this affects the game management mentality, but it is clear that the decisions taken on the field have raised questions about the partiality of the team itself.
Nonetheless, Real Madrid was unable to take advantage of it. After the double brace of Mbappé, they allowed Barça to score four more consecutive goals, including the amazing performances of Raphinha and Yamal. Mbappé made a triplet in the 70th minute, but it was not enough to avoid a scorching 3-4 defeat. It is the fourth time this season that Real Madrid loses against his rivals of all time, making the possibilities of Liga almost completely vanish, with the detachment from Barcelona who expanded 7 points to just three days from the end.
