Raphinha arguing with the referee

THE VAR DID NOT INTERVENE

Another scandal? Raphinha claimed a penalty from Galán

Published:9/10/2022 - 22:36h

Updated:10/10/2022 - 02:53h

A new controversy took place in the match between Barça and Celta de Vigo. At minute 40 Raphinha sought to enter the area but was knocked down after a clash with Javi Galán, a situation that the referee did not consider as an infraction

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The FC Barcelona went back to be leading of a new controversy. The square directed by Xavi Hernández received to the Celtic of Vigo in the Spotify Camp Nou in the corresponding party to the day 8 of LaLiga Santander 2022-2023, crash that presented key in the intensiones of the culés to keep in the tip of the table. Conscious of the importance of the meeting, the Barcelona went out with a lot of intensity from the first minute and attained to advance in the marker after a so much annotated by Pedri. However, the Catalans could go with a still greater advantage to the rest thanks to a played that will bring tail to the City Condal.

To the minute 40, Raphinha looked for adentrarse to the area 'celestial' and, after a series of dribblings, was demolished when bumping with Javi Galán. The Brazilian fell 'estrepitosamente' to the floor after trying jump above the leg of Javi Galán that had left pulled his extremity when being 'tricked' by the extreme, whose exaggeration in the trip did not go of a lot of help for Martínez Munuera. The main referee did not see penalti and even made a gesture of 'piscinazo' to the player, that saw very angry by the situation.

By his part, the attendants of the VAR neither saw in the need to call to the referee so that it reviewed the 'infringement' in screen, what generated indignation between the followers blaugranas. In spite of that the played is debatable and the central judge could have approached to the television to observe the played, the true is that the barcelonistas felt prejudiced once again in a week that has been full of controversy because of the facts become in Giuseppe Meazza, where the Barça went out defeated in front of the Inter with a pair of controversies of by half.

Of the same way, the second part was not excenta of controversies. To the minute 79, a possible hand of Hugo Mallo inside the area could have been reviewed by the VAR. However, these not even took in consideration the played and the party continued on its course, enojando even more to the fanatical blaugranas that asked 'justice' by his team. Further of the controversies, the Barça attained to carry out the party and achieved some three very suffered points.

The word of Raphinha.

When finalising the meeting, the Brazilian extreme attended to the media and pronounced on his controversy, keeping firm in his posture when ensuring that the action of Galán if it was penal. "Had the feeling that touched me, clear that wanted to shoot and mark if had the opportunity, if have the played clean. In this played could not follow. I felt that it had touched me and I went me to the floor", went the words of the player, leaving clear that, to his criterion, the imprudencia of the left side céltico if it had to be earned like infringement.

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