The time that was lost in the 2nd part between Barça and Espanyol

The derbi Catalan between the FC Barcelona and the RCD Espanyol was filled of controversy by how the referee Mateu Lahoz carried the party. The Valencian sentenced a penalti doubtful against the culés without consulting the VAR and showed in 17 occasions the yellow card, in addition to two red that prejudiced by the same to the two groups.

Xavi Hernández, Barcelona technician, also was admonished and declared publicly that, from his point of view, the referee did not know to keep the control of a meeting of such transcendence. However, one of the details that also called the attention was the little aggregated time during the complement.

The thickness of the cautions of Lahoz occurred in the second half and the party interrupted in several opportunities, by what expected that the time of compensation went elevated by part of the judges. To the 45' minutes of the end added him 9' more by the diverse factors that altered the derbi, although a new information ensures that it lost much more of this.

Like this it has it desvelado the portal 'Archive VAR', the one who sustains that in total lost 19' minutes of game by the referee's sanctions. This would leave a deficit of 10' minutes more than did not contest in the Spotify Camp Nou although the VAR has the authority to verify this type of events with the use of the technology.

avecinan Changes?

This type of problems are those that have carried to that a lot of people ask if the FIFA would have to change his rules in a near future. Xavi has put on the table some proposals in press conferences, like shortening the length of the parties and detain the clock every time that there is an infringement or one went. Also it has asked to the referees go out to declare after each clash, more still if there are controversies that have affected the course of the meeting.