The social media 'burn' after the penal of Memphis in front of the Espanyol

The interpretation, the VAR and the referee's work do not give rest in LaLiga. This Saturday, in the victory of the FC Barcelona in front of the Espanyol (1-0) the controversy was served with the penal on Memphis Depay that allowed to the Barcelona advance in the marker and define the party. In the beginning of the second part, in front of a Barça that it wanted to 'arrollar' to the 'pericos' and sentence the meeting quickly, the Dutch forward fell to the floor and Hill Of the Big did not doubt in signalling the maximum penalty.

In the action, Cabrera swept to Memphis in the area of the Espanyol, but touching the balloon before. The main referee signalled the penal and later from the VAR verified it and did not modify the decision. Memphis Planted from the eleven metres, deceived to Diego López from the eleven metres and commanded a shot raso to mark the first goal of the 'was Xavi' in the Barça. However, the criticisms and complaints have not taken in arriving in the social networks... And also out of them.

Raúl of Tomás, forward of the Espanyol, burst after the party and aimed that "the penalti has been a joke. To principle of season said us that they did not go to pitar penaltis easy and this has been it. Cabrera touches first the balloon"... But it has not been the only that has complained of the same.

The fans of the Espanyol and followers of the football in general have remained 'outraged' with the decision of the referee and have not taken to show his annoyance in the social networks. With the happen of the hours, have been a lot of the messages that have published and all coincide, of some way, in that it did not have to pitar the maximum penalty:

For me it is not penal, but the VAR does not command it to review because, as it exists a contact, the criterion that prevails is the one of the referee. But I do not create me the fall of Memphis.

— Àlex Couple (@Alexparella) November 20, 2021

Memphis 1-0. A gift of penal. There is a small contact but does not seem me pic.twitter.com/6suqfdirvh

— Andres Agulla (@aagulla_espn) November 20, 2021

1 month ago Of the Big Hill did not expel to KDB by this action, and today pita a penal surrealist to Memphis. pic.twitter.com/spsiyjfqvp

— Santi Martínez (@18santimartinez) November 20, 2021

It did not seem me penal on Memphis. But which delight the pass of Gavi

— DNA Barça Podcast (@ADNBarcaPod) November 20, 2021

It guesses which was penalti. ? pic.twitter.com/vgmssupulb

— REAL MADRID❤️ (@AdriRM33) November 20, 2021

To somebody seems him normal that having VAR do not use to correct a so self-evident error?

— MadridistaReal (@RMadridistaReal) November 20, 2021

If they do not change this penalti leave to see parties of League.

— IAM (@inakiangulo) November 20, 2021

It is incredible that there is pitado penalti.

— Ramón Álvarez of Mon (@Ramon_AlvarezMM) November 20, 2021

The opinion of the experts

There are a lot of doubts in the action because, sure enough, Cabrera touches the balloon before that to Memphis and only the contact 'favour' to the decision of Of the Big Hill, since when existing, the VAR can not call to the referee so that it see the action. That is the opinion of Iturralde, ex referee and commentator in the BE: "it Is a penaltito that according to the Committee of Referees does not be necessary pitar. But when dragging with the rear leg the defence, and when having contact, the VAR can not call to the referee".

In 'I Irradiate MARK', the ex collegiate Pérez Burrull analysed that "after seeing the repetition consider that Of the Big Hill did not have to signal the maximum penalty. The player of the Espanyol touches balloon in the conflict with the Barcelona forward. It exists a contact with the another leg but is not the sufficient to go to the penalty spot".