Heist to Barça? The VAR 'went' to review two possible penalties in the Cup Classic

The arbitration of Juan Martínez Munuera finished being a key factor in the resolution of the semifinals of the Glass of Rey. The Real Madrid advanced to the final of the tournament after golear to the ones of Xavi Hernández (0-4) promoted by the 'hat trick' of Karim Benzema in the complement. Previously, so much the Alicante referee like José Luis González González, attendant of the VAR, had omitted two possible penaltis in favour of the group blaugrana.

The first controversial action arrived before fulfilling the four minutes of game. In a desborde by right, Gavi launched a centre by low that diverted in the hand of David Praises, but the referees left to happen the played for considering that the Austrian defender hit the balloon of involuntary form with his hand of support (the right). However, the repetition evidenció that the hand was in a position anti natural that, at least, deserved the review of Martínez Munuera in the monitor, but that finish in at all after a fast review from the office of the video arbitration.

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The pressure mediática of the Madrid surtió effect

48 hours before the party of the Wednesday, the Madrid had criticised duramente to the referees commissioned to give justice in the Spotify Camp Nou with one of his accustomed reports spread through his channel of television, 'RMTV'. At the end, the performance of the referees in the temple culé left a lot that wish, with faults no sanctioned, cautions omitted and until two penaltis gone through heights.

The second maximum penalty, and maybe the most evident, arrived just before the rest. In the 45+1', Robert Lewandowski finished from the point penalti demanding to Thibaut Courtois. The Belgian avoided the so much of the Pole with a paradón and, when the '9' was in search of the rebound, Éder Militao avoided his finish with a swept in which, before diverting the spherical, hit in the leg of support of the of Warsaw. The played followed and the Madrid armed one against that finish in the goal of Vinicius for the 0-1.

Neither review neither repetitions

WONDERFUL finish at first of @lewy_official and PARADÓN of @thibautcourtois.

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The rapidity of the played and the invalid protest by part of 'Lewi' did that González González centred in reviewing the possible position advanced of Benzema in the played of the goal and no the fault of Militao. At the end, the so much was validated and not even there were repetitions on the played complete, which finished changing radically the course of the party. On the hour of game, Martínez Munuera conceded a penalti to the Madrid by a clear fault of Franck Kessié on Vinicius, but already the bad was done. At all new in Spain. It is what there is regarding arbitration refers .