The controversies at the Camp Nou: a penalty called, another possible not indicated, two claimed …

Returned the Champions and with it the first controversy in the Barcelona-PSG of the eighth leg of the Champions. The play came in minute 26 when Messi put a ball by high for De Jong, the midfielder did not arrive after being tripped unintentionally by Kurzawa. The PSG side hit him on the right foot and he touched his left, leading to De Jong's fall. Kuipers he did not hesitate and whistled a penalty. The VAR reviewed the play and Leo Messi launched the penalty to overtake the Catalans.

For Iturralde González, referee of ACE Y Carousel, the Dutch referee got it right: “It's a penalty. When you run behind a player who is going to attack if there is a trip, it is a penalty. You don't want to do it but you have to let the one ahead run. You cannot put yourself behind in its radius of action. If you are running behind a player who has won the advantage, it is a penalty. You cannot enter when a player has beaten you because you are going to cause him to trip you with you. It's a silly penalty, but it's a penalty “.

The Barcelona players claimed a second penalty by Kean's hand inside the area. The PSG attacker touched the ball with his hand after a shot by Jordi Alba in the 61st minute. The referee did not indicate a maximum penalty. Iturralde agrees with Kuipers' criteria: “Kean has his hand down, but he is not punishable”.

The VAR also entered the second goal of the PSG to verify that there was no offside. The AS y Carrusel analyst said about the play: “I think it's a goal.”

Barça complained of a third penalty when Icardi slapped Pique in 72. The VAR checked the play and had no punishment for the Parisians. Iturralde said about the play: “It is a dispute over the ball, it seems that it comes in contact with the arm in the face, but it is not enough to call a penalty.”

The PSG also claimed a maximum penalty for a stomp of Griezmann to Mbappé. Iturralde did see a penalty on this play: “It's a penalty. He runs backwards on him.”