THE VAR RATIFIED THE OFF OF PLAY
Controversy before Las Palmas! The reason why Raphinha's first goal was disallowed for offside
Published:30/03/2024 - 23:46h
Updated:30/03/2024 - 23:46h
FC Barcelona's victory against UD Las Palmas (1-0) was not without controversy. In the first half, the VAR decided to annul a goal by Raphinha due to a very doubtful offside by the Brazilian. In the complement, luckily, the '11' had revenge
The FC Barcelona attained the Saturday a victory by the minimum in front of the UD The Palms (1-0) that finish being suffered by two factors: the fault of puntería culé and the performance of the VAR. Further of the multiple occasions wasted by the Barcelona forwards, the referees deprived to Raphinha of a goal, at first sight, legal in the minute 19 by an offside interpretative.
The Brazilian was clearly advanced in the beginning of the played, when Robert Lewandowski was to by a balloon filtered by Fermín López. The '9', however, did not attain to do with the control of the leather by the apparition of Saúl Coco. Like the Pole did not reach to do contact with the spherical, the VAR considered that the one of Carry Cheerful was still in offside to the moment to shoot to door, by which the main Busquets Ferrer cancelled the so much.
❌ Goal cancelled to the Barça by offside. #LALIGAEASPORTS #LaCasaDelFútbol pic.twitter.com/aqao0zqler
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The gesture of Raphinha after his goal in the complement
Luckily for Raphinha and the Barça, the extreme could convert again in the minute 60 of head, thanks to a big assistance of Joao Félix, the one who finish of ingresar. In his celebration, the Brazilian did a very peculiar gesture, simulating to the referees when they decide to review a played in the VAR. And it is that, for the '11', his first goal was legal, further of the interpretation of the referees.
"They are three important points, will be it at the end of the League, follow litigating to the end and will not give us by defeated. It was being a difficult party, know the quality of the The Palms, the goal had to arrive, think that the previous already was valid, but the victory is important for the confidence", argued the one of Carry Cheerful in the talk post party with 'Movistar'.
The celebration of Raphinha. #LALIGAEASPORTS #LaCasaDelFútbol https://t.co/6ypydmqrsi pic.twitter.com/mwtverrpvw
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Besides, it valued the good moment of the team and the positive impact of the announcement of the exit of Xavi Hernández in the last weeks. "It has not had at all that see. We internally speak of what was missing to attain the victories, knew what it was necessary to do to change the things and did it", puntualizó the forward of 27 years, the one who arrived to 6 goals this season (5 in League).
