CONTROVERSY: The garbled offside of Dembélé in Donosti

The FC Barcelona went back to be punished by the VAR in a played that it is totally legal. In the victory of the blaugrana in the Reale Sand, with goleada 1-6, the referee of the party cancelled a goal of Ousmane Dembélé for the 0-5 by an offside that has raised the controversy by the images that have showed in the television.

In the played, the French received the balloon to pass of Leo Messi, clearly by behind the last defender of the Real Sociedad. In fact, the images with which the VAR "justifies" the position irreglamentaria, has turned into the reason by which has grown the dissatisfaction with the técnología in the social networks.

In any case, the VAR protects explaining that the shoulder of Ousmane Dembélé was slightly more advanced that the foot of the defender donostiarra, by what, as it explains in the regulation, the French was offside and, therefore, the goal was very cancelled. The rule continues generating controversial in Spain and all Europe week after week.

I follow without going out of my astonishment. The VAR has manipulated the image. The line crosses the foot of the defence of the Real and Dembele plays with shoulder pads. I expect that the Barça ask explanations. Expand the image, expand! pic.twitter.com/burstoplsv

— Carles Fité ??‍? (@CarlesFite) March 21, 2021

In press conference, Ronald Koeman avoided to speak of the subject and preferred to highlight the big deployment of his team, that already adds nine consecutive victories to domicile in LaLiga and has recovered the shine and regularity to litigate by everything in the end of season. However, Guillermo Armor, responsible of the external relations of the Barça, yes pronounced regarding the goal of the 'Mosquito' and aimed that, in his opinion, "was legal goal".

The VAR saved

The so much cancelled to Dembélé arrived when the blaugrana had practically defined the party, but equally supposes an annoyance for the French, that had finished the meeting with doublet, by the goal that marked -almost- immediately afterwards to avenge of the VAR, that has saved because the decision has not influenced in the final result in the crash between the donostiarra and blaugrana.

The true is that the Barça gave a recital in Anoeta and has gone back to present like the most important candidate to carry the title of LaLiga Santander, by the big dynamics of the team in this 2021 and the irregularity of his rivals (Athletic of Madrid and Real Madrid). The culés have reencontrado with his best football, thanks to the change of drawing of Koeman and the confidence that has in the players.