Was there a prior foul on Kylian Mbappé’s goal last night after half an hour of play in the Real Madrid – Celta Vigo match (5-2, ap.), which would have required a VAR intervention to cancel the entire ‘action ? Possible since Lunin, in an exit, seems to have clearly touched the left leg of Svedberg, the opposing attacker. From a potential penalty for Celta, we therefore moved on to a goal for Kylian Mbappé.
Marcos Alonso does not understand the VAR decision
And obviously, on the Celta Vigo side, we do not hide our annoyance. Marcos Alonso, formerly of Barça, did not fail to put pressure on an arbitration body which undoubtedly did not take its responsibilities in his eyes. “That’s why there are referees, VAR, televisions, cameras, lines and all that… From the pitch, for me, it’s a penalty, but I haven’t seen it yet the image. For that, there are I don’t know how many referees, VAR, televisions, cameras, lines… They are the ones who have to make the decision,” said Alonso after the match.
For his part, coach Claudio Giraldez tried to point out the inconsistency without saying too much. “This is decisive action. We respect the referee, but I’m not going to talk about him. I will try to understand. I am a young coach, I still have to train myself on how VAR works, because I cannot understand it completely,” said the Celta coach, a bit grating. The latter on the other hand assuring with more certainty that his locker room did not digest it at all… “My players told me that it was an obvious penalty. The VAR referee decided that there was nothing to review. I guess they know more about the rules than I do. We have to accept this and continue to improve. »
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To summarize
Real Madrid won against Celta Vigo in a match marked by an arbitration controversy over Kylian Mbappé’s goal. Indeed, a foul earlier in the action was not called, which caused controversy…
