The controversy in Villamarín: possible penalty in favor of Betis

Controversy at Villamarín. Betis claimed a stomp on Mandi in the culé area on which the Cerro Grande referee decided not to point out anything. For Iturralde González, arbitration analyst at AS and Sports Carousel of the SER, it was “Clear penalty”, but “it is not a punishable action for the VAR to enter”. From the VOR room, De Burgos Bengoetxea “has not considered it to be a clear and manifest error.”

In the 56th minute of the match, on a corner kick in favor of Betis, Mandi with the ball in play tried to go to the near post of Ter Stegen's goal when, between Pjanic and Sergio Busquets, he received a stomp on the Achilles heel of his left leg. The Betis defender angrily claimed a penalty, as did several of the Verdiblancos players. The game went 1-0 in favor of the local team. Three minutes later, Messi made the tie.