Unexpected controversy in the Camp Nou. When it seemed that the FC Barcelona had practically closed the eliminatory with the 2-0 in the marker, Tousart annotated the goal of the 2-1. A controversial target and that did not have to go up to the marker, since the player visitor, Marcelo, held and prevented to jump to Clément Lenglet in the same played, without that the collegiate Szymon Marciniak signalled the fault.
In fact, and although the played was reviewed by the VAR, from the room of videoarbitraje so only checked if there was or no offside of Marcelo, but no the clear fault that committed on Lenglet. The goal of Tousart, in definite, went up to the marker for the anger of all the barcelonismo, that expressed his disconformidad in the Barcelona sanctuary.
With the target of Tousart present in the electronic -although the VAR stopped the game during several minutes-, the FC Barcelona stepped backwards and suffered during the following instants the tackled of the Olympique of Lyon, with a lot of confidence when seeing with possibilities to happen to the following round, as long as it annotated another goal.
It was a mirage that lasted hardly ten minutes, but during this stretch of party the public of the Camp Nou contained the breath. The controversial decision of the VAR when giving by valid the goal, reviewing one and again an action in which incomprensiblemente did not see fault, allowed that the Olympique of Lyon went upwards with the illusion to mark the goal of the tie.
Fortunately, the Barça knew to keep the calm and Valverde decided to move the bench. It relieved to Sergi Roberto mermado physically by Semedo, and also gave gone in to Arturo Vidal and Dembélé, by Arthur and Coutinho, to contribute physical capacity to the just team when more it needed it. The changes gave result, and the Barça heaved again the flight to sentence the eliminatory.
The VAR could have given an important fright
This does not remove that it go back to have controversial with the VAR. The goal of Tousart finish being unimportant, but well could have caused a 'earthquake' in the case that the Barça had been deleted. And it is that, in spite of the implantation of the technology, seems that we will be credited to the controversy and the discussions on the 'justice' futbolística by the times of the times.