Four matches – that's how long FC Barcelona's winning streak in La Liga lasted. On Sunday evening, it was defeated for the second time this season. This time it lost 0-1 to Real Sociedad. Sheraldo Becker scored the goal worth three points in the 33rd minute. However, it is not this goal that is talked about the most, but Robert Lewandowski's goal. It was scored less than fifteen minutes after the first whistle, but was disallowed. But is it right? More people express their opinion on this matter.
Inaki Pena spoke about Lewandowski's goal. A strong appeal to La Liga
The Pole controlled the ball brilliantly after Frenkie de Jong's unsuccessful shot and put it into the net. The problem is that VAR, after a long analysis, found it to be offside. So the referee ordered play from the goal, not from the midfield. A few minutes later, the line drawn by the system was shown. And then huge doubts appeared. It seemed that VAR had confused the players' feet and marked the offside line based on Nayef Augerd's foot, not Lewandowski's..
He spoke in quite harsh words about the possibility of such a possibility, among others: Inaki Pena. He did not bite his tongue and even demanded action from the Spanish league authorities. – It is possible that there was an error in marking Robert's foot. If this is indeed what happened, such a clear and serious mistake, let us hope that La Liga will take appropriate action in this matter. This is what VAR is for and the lines it draws – said an outraged Pena, quoted by the Catalan “Sport”.
And he didn't end there. After a while, he clearly repeated the appeal to La Liga once again. – If it was a mistake, they should investigate the case and take appropriate action – he concluded.
Pena is just the beginning. The whole world is outraged by VAR's decision
Hansi Flick also commented on the alleged offside, but with one difference. He did not say that “there is a possibility of a mistake”, but that it was actually made. – I saw it and the decision was wrong. The goal was correct. We have to accept it, we shouldn't blame the referee. We are all human and we make mistakes. Today it was a big mistake – emphasized the German trainer.
– If they actually disallowed a legal goal, it's a very serious matter. Quite serious, added Marc Casado. The experts didn't bite their tongue either. “Can someone explain to me why Lewandowski was considered to have shoe size 56?”, “Compromise of referee Cuadra and VAR referees”, “VAR is nonsense” – they thundered.
Who knows how the match would have turned out if Lewandowski's goal had been recognized. Thus, the Pole missed his 15th goal in La Liga, and his 20th goal in the entire season. He will have his next opportunity on November 23, when Barcelona will play against Celta Vigo. However, the Catalans maintained the lead in the table – they are six points ahead of second-place Real Madrid, but they also have one game more played.