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Bar\u00e7a didn’t take too long to suffer the disastrous refereeing of LaLiga in 25\/26. Against Levante, the ‘cul\u00e9s’ suffered a penalty for a non-existent handball by Balde<\/h2> \r\n
\r\n \r\n \r\n Calendar of FC Barcelona <\/a>\r\n<\/div>

FC Barcelona<\/strong> went into halftime with a 2-0 disadvantage against Levante<\/strong> after an unusual penalty for a handball sanctioned by the main referee Alejandro Hern\u00e1ndez<\/strong>. The Canary Islands referee, called by Jorge Figueroa<\/strong> from the VOR room, decreed the infraction by Alejandro Balde, although the ‘3’ of the ‘cul\u00e9s’ had his left arm tucked in when deflecting Jos\u00e9 Morales’ shot inside the area.<\/p>

The action occurred in the fifth minute of added time in the first half. Another lethal counterattack from Levante, after a corner in favor of Bar\u00e7a<\/strong>, ended in a shot by Morales directly at \u00c1lex’s body. The ball deflected by the full-back went to the corner and that’s where the first half should have ended.<\/p>

\ud83d\udda5\ufe0f\ud83d\udca5 VAR and Hern\u00e1ndez Hern\u00e1ndez cross wires in the Levante – Barcelona match.

\ud83d\udc49\ud83c\udffb Balde, with his hand close to his body and in the process of tucking it in, deflects the ball in the area.

\u274c \ud835\udddc\ud835\udde6 \ud835\udde1\ud835\udde2\ud835\udde7 \ud835\uddd4 \ud835\udde3\ud835\uddd8\ud835\udde1\ud835\uddd4\ud835\udddf\ud835\udde7\ud835\uddec.

\u25aa\ufe0f Circular 3 speaks of “hand clearly detached and away from the body”. pic.twitter.com\/slqyevlP6w<\/a><\/p> \u2014 Archivo VAR (@ArchivoVAR) August 23, 2025<\/a> <\/blockquote> <\/div>

However, Jorge Figueroa, in charge of the VAR, called Alejandro Hern\u00e1ndez to review the handball. Unbelievably, after consulting the monitor, the main referee sanctioned the penalty in favor of Levante<\/strong>. Morales himself took charge of the penalty, overcoming Joan Garc\u00eda’s resistance with a tight shot.<\/p>

Alejandro Hern\u00e1ndez’s ‘rip-off’: first robbery of the 25\/26 season against Bar\u00e7a<\/h2>

Hern\u00e1ndez Hern\u00e1ndez, for the umpteenth time, should not referee a football match again. It is an action that, seeing it on the VAR, cannot be a penalty in any way<\/strong>. Balde has his left arm completely tucked in, with his hand in a natural position.<\/p>

Although the ball hits his hand, it is totally involuntary and not punishable<\/strong>. But come on, we already know what the refereeing is playing at in this League, match after match. After a ‘quiet’ afternoon in Mallorca, it was time to mess things up on matchday 2 against Bar\u00e7a.<\/p>

Against everything and everyone. There is no way to fight for the LaLiga title without adulterations of this type. Not to mention the interpretation of the regulations, which allows clubs like Real Madrid to field players registered irregularly (Franco Mastantuono<\/a>).<\/p>

Hern\u00e1ndez Hern\u00e1ndez had already messed up in the last Cl\u00e1sico of the 24\/25 season<\/h2>

Hern\u00e1ndez Hern\u00e1ndez’s ‘rip-off’, however, is not surprising at all. In the last Cl\u00e1sico of the 24\/25 season, at Montju\u00efc (4-3 in favor of Bar\u00e7a), the Canary Islander had a grotesque performance. The most absurd controversy was a penalty for a handball by Aur\u00e9lien Tchouam\u00e9ni<\/strong>, after a shot by Ferm\u00edn L\u00f3pez, which was not sanctioned.<\/p>

Same referee.

Guess which of the two handballs was a penalty. pic.twitter.com\/wR1RESTXmQ<\/a><\/p> \u2014 Universo FCBarcelona (@UNIVERSO_1899) August 23, 2025<\/a> <\/blockquote> <\/div>

Although totally clear, unlike Balde’s, the referee allowed the action to continue. Towards the end, he did cancel a great goal from the player from Huelva for a previous infraction.<\/p> ","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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