Yet trailing 4-2 in the 78th minute, FC Barcelona managed to overthrow Benfica and win at the end of added time on Tuesday in the Champions League (4-5). A crazy scenario which emerged after several refereeing decisions judged, by some observers, unfavorable to the Portuguese, with two penalties whistled for the Catalans. The Lisbon residents, in particular, did not digest the last action where, according to them, they should have obtained a penalty, before the ball went from one area to another to allow Raphinha to score the goal. victory (90th + 6).
“I don't speak for myself or for the supporters, but I noticed that all the experts clearly give the penalty,” SLB coach Bruno Lage raged at a press conference. If he has granted the others, he must necessarily grant this one. Then we got into the excitement of asking for a penalty but we should have stopped the action with a foul, we can't allow a Barcelona player to run into the middle of the field to score the goal. »
The images presumably show a Fermin Lopez stroller behind the back of Leandro Barreiro, who appeared alone against Wojciech Szczesny. But the Dutch referee of the match Danny Makkelie, comforted by the VAR, did not flinch before excluding Arthur Cabral on the Portuguese bench who stood up as one man in the action.
-The return to the locker room of the two teams was, moreover, quite agitated. According to Movistar, the police even had to intervene to calm the situation and invite each side to return to their respective locker room. “I am a person who respects everyone,” explained Barcelona’s Raphinha on Movistar. “When I left the field, there were people insulting me. I responded to the insults, I know I shouldn't do it. We were all excited, the Benfica players preferred to insult me and I am a person who brings nothing home. I respect if they respect me, but I don't shut up if they insult me. It's normal at the end of a match like this. They insulted me at the end of the match, I insulted them back, they could have understood the situation, but they preferred to insult me. »
In the event of a victory, Benfica (18th) had the opportunity to confirm their qualification for the play-offs before traveling to Juventus next week. FC Barcelona (2nd) has already secured its place in the top 8 and will take part directly in the round of 16 of the C1.
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