the lunar offside of Jules Koundé signaled by the VAR

While PSG and OL had eventful evenings in the Coupe de France, Barça for their part did not make any details in the Coupe du Roi. However, the Catalan club faced a good caliber club with the reception of Bétis in Montjuic. But buoyed by the confidence of the last Clasico, Barça simply destroyed their opponent. With goals from Gavi, Koundé, Raphinha, Ferran Torres and Yamal, Flick's gang delivered another performance (5-1).

And the bill could have been even heavier since Jules Koundé, the French international defender, almost scored twice just before the break while Barça was leading 2-0. Launched on the right side of the penalty area, the French international unleashed a powerful shot which ripped through the opposing posts and ended up in the back of the net. A little marvel ultimately spoiled by VAR.

Koundé reacts with humor

After a long interruption to analyze the situation, the video refereeing indeed flagged Jules Koundé offside. An offside that was particularly difficult to endure since the player trained in Bordeaux was flagged for a few centimeters, or even less. Enough to provoke a lively controversy on social networks while Koundé, for his part, preferred to react with humor by calling out his equipment supplier adidas. “Adidas, we may have to change the shape of my Preds (Predator),” wrote the Barça defender.

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