Tchouaméni's 'penalty' against Ronald Araújo that the referee and the VAR did not want to see

The FC Barcelona could not carry the Classical in front of the Real Madrid (1-2). It was a duel in which the combined of Xavi Hernández dominated so much the actions like the marker from very early, with the annotation of Ilkay Gündogan to the minute six. However, the Barcelonan cast suffered from of forcefulness, unlike the group merengue, where Jude Bellingham took advantage of the scarce two opportunities that had and turned them into goals.

In spite of this and to be a meeting with several interesting occasions for both teams, will remain in the memory one of the played more controversies of the party between whites and Barcelona. It treated of a questionable referee's failure that, without place to doubts, changed the course of the clash.

In the minute 46, the Barça had a corner to his favour and, as it is usual in these situations, there was a stir in the area. In this moment, the French Aurélien Tchouaméni, player to service of the merengues, made a marcación excessively hard to Ronald Araújo, Barcelona defender, holding it duramente of the neck and avoiding that the Uruguayan could cabecear properly, finished the action with the charrúa in the floor to consequence of the desestabilización.

Claro penal of Tchouameni on Araújo, no sentenced.

Agarrón Of the French steering wheel on the central Uruguayan and raises the left leg at the same time.

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— Carlos M. Ramírez (@Tomapapa) October 28, 2023

For the referee there was not neither infringement on Ronald Araújo

In spite of this action, the collegiate Jesús Gil Manzano considered that it did not deserve caution and, aunado to this, the referee assistant of video (VAR) did not call to the main judge to review the played, giving later by finished the actions in the first-half of the meeting between Barcelona and merengues.

This action has represented a moment crucial in the development of the meeting, since the FC Barcelona happened to have possibly a penalti in favour that it could have meant the 2-0, in a moment key of the just duel before the rest. This situation would have had an important emotional impact and also existed the possibility of a possible expulsion of the French midfield player because of the hardness and context of the action. Nevertheless, when finalising the first-half, the cast merengue went to the rest with an adverse marker relatively short and had the opportunity of replantear the party of face to the second half.