The cries from the Barcelona camp that the biggest rival, Real Madrid, is judged too much in favor may have foundations from the start of this year, 2024. But...
Rafa Benitez pointed out that Barcelona took the penalty without a penalty!
Celta lost to Barca in the seventh minute of stoppage time from Roberto Lewandowski's penalty, which was retaken after his first attempt was saved by Vicente Guaito.
However, referee Juan Santana did not pay attention to the fact that during the penalty kick, Barcelona winger Rafinha ran too early into the penalty area. Celta's coach drew attention to that situation.
"As for the penalty, I didn't want to give an opinion, but the Barcelona players entered the penalty area for the second penalty," Benitez said.
The Spanish coach also referred to the fact that, according to the rules, VAR could have intervened at the moment of the first penalty, when Guaita left the line prematurely, but not at the second penalty.
"If we can see that the goalkeeper is five centimeters outside, we can also see that the players have entered the penalty area. It's also easy to see,” the coach said.
"I'm not happy about the defeat, but I am happy about the game and the way the team beat Barcelona," Benitez concluded.
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