Arsène Wenger criticized the Var and the bad decision on the penalty during the defeat of FC Barcelona against Inter in the Champions League.
The 3-4 defeat of FC Barcelona against Inter Milan in the semi-final return of the UEFA Champions League was aggravated by disputed arbitral decisions, which aroused criticism from the former Arsenal coach and Director of Development of FIFA World football, Arsène Wenger.
The match was already tense, but the controversy surrounding several arbitration decisions, in particular a penalty granted to Inter Milan, deeply frustrated the players and supporters of FC Barcelona.
The crucial moment that aroused criticism was the penalty given to Inter Lautaro Martinez following a Var control.
Many observers and experts have questioned the validity of the penalty, Arsène Wenger being particularly critical with regard to the intervention of the VAR, believing that the system is poorly applied.
The words of Arsène Wenger
“We cannot arbitrate in slow motion. Var is not made for this kind of situation and it cannot continue like that“Said Wenger to Sport.
“At normal speed, it was a great tackle. The defender won the ball and it should have stopped there. However, when slow motion is used, things change, but that’s not how football should be“He continued.
The former Arsenal coach returned to the incident, stressing that Cubarsi was the first to seize the ball.
“Look at what Lautaro Martinez does. He knows that he is not going to mark and he leans more and more towards Cubarsi. He clearly seeks to obtain a penalty and, for me, the referee did not make the right decision.
Let’s look at who is the first to play the ball. It’s Cubarsi, and the rest is made by Lautaro. For me, it is clearly not a penalty and you cannot whistle an action like this, when in direct it already seemed clear that there was no fault“, He concluded.
The short defeat of FC Barcelona was a hard blow, and the debate which followed on the arbitration and the Var rekindled the calls for a more equitable arbitration.
