Thanks to Dembele's outstanding performances, Barca defeated Real Madrid at the Bernabeu. Like any national derby, there was a controversial penalty in this campaign, with referee Munuela's three penalties controversial. So, were his three sentences correct?
Muñuela, 39, serves as the national derby referee and Lahoz serves as assistant referee for video. This is Munuela's second time as a national derby referee, and in the first leg of last season, Munuela enforced the national derby for the first time, which caused great controversy.
Ramos was brought down by Lenglele while scrambling for a drop in the penalty area, and after being alerted by the video assistant referee, Munuela awarded a penalty. However, slow motion showed ramos suspected of being a fake fall.
In the 2020 Spanish Super Cup semi-finals, Munueira, who was the referee of Barca vs Atletico Madrid, cancelled Messi's goal. In real madrid's match against Sevilla, Munuela also awarded a penalty after Militan handball.
Controversy has always been the subject of national derbys, and this campaign was no exception. Just 10 minutes into the opening, Aubameyang stomped on Kroos' calf while scrambling in midfield, and Munuela did not show Aubameyang a yellow card, which sparked controversy.
Ass deputy editor-in-chief and a well-known Real Madrid fan, Lancello, said: "I think Aubameyang deserves a red card. Real Madrid commentator Romero also said, "If Casemiro does this, then they will ask for a red card." ”
In slow motion, Aubameyang did not close his foot, but stepped on Kroos's calf, and former La Liga referee Itulard commented, "This is a very obvious yellow card action. Former La Liga Gold Whistle Oliver also believes, "It's definitely a yellow card, it's clear." ”
The second controversy came in the 36th minute, when Vinicius single-handedly burst into the penalty area, facing the attacking Ter Stegen, the Brazilian fell to the ground, and Munuela, who was close at hand, made a move to continue the game.
Why was there no penalty award? Slow motion shows that Vinicius had voluntarily fallen to the ground before making contact with Ter Stegen, which was a "dive".
Iturald commented, "Ter Stegen did not touch him, Vinicius should have received a yellow card, and his own initiative to fall to the ground is evidence." ”
The third controversy came in the 51st minute, when Pique sent a long pass from the back, Ferran Torres sent a wonderful cross after counter-offside, and Aubameyang picked out the goal.
However, the assistant referee raised a flag to signal that Torres was offside. Afterwards, the video assistant referee confirmed after reviewing the slow motion that Torres was not offside and that the goal was valid.
From the slow motion point of view, in the moment of Pique's long pass, Torres did not offside, and the video assistant referee corrected the side referee's misjudgment. Itulard explains, "The assistant referee is just an advisor, and even if he raises the flag, it doesn't mean the referee has to blow the whistle. ”
It is worth emphasizing that Lahorse was one of the first video assistant referees to receive UEFA training, and is currently the best video assistant referee in Spain, and has made two key penalties in this campaign, proving Lahorse's ability.