The Clásico between Real Madrid and Barcelona experienced its great controversy in the 83rd minute. Mendy grabbed Braithwate in the area and the Barça forward fell in the area. The referee of the meeting, Gil Mazano, did not make the action punishable. However, the referee of As y de la Ser, Iturralde González, does not coincide with the decision of his colleague and does consider that grabbing a penalty: “Penalty, penalty, it unbalances him when he runs. In those plays he unbalances you because you are going to go one way and he grabs your arm for the other. It's a silly penalty. If the two manage to run the same, it is not enough, but in this play, yes. ”It is not a clear and manifest error and that is why the VAR does not call it. One thing is for it to be a penalty and another is for it to be a clear and manifest error ”.
Previously, in the 37th minute. Dembélé went into the area and Mendy crossed his path to snatch the ball from him. The Barça forward ended up falling on the grass, but Gil Manzano did not indicate anything and the VAR did not make him any indication either. Iturralde González, considers that the action was not punishable. Barça, however, claimed a penalty.
Iturralde González agrees with Gil Manzano that the action is not worth a penalty: “He puts his leg on him. I don't know if it's enough to whistle it. They put it in slow motion and it seems so much more. For me, the referee is right in letting the game continue. Those plays have to be seen live ”, Iturralde González pointed out.