Barcelona’s La Liga clash with Rayo Vallecano
saw some controversy in the first half when Lamine Yamal claimed a penalty for a foul in the penalty area by Pathe Ciss.Yamal tried to cut past the Rayo player but went down and appealed for a spot-kick. Referee Adrián Cordero Vega decided not to give the foul and was backed by VAR official Raúl Martínez González.
Ciss definitely dangled a leg and Yamal needed little intervention to go down but it wasn’t enough to convince the match officials.
Former Spainsh referee Iturralde González told SER that he thought it was a foul: “It’s a penalty, he swung his leg. It’s one thing for Pathé Ciss to be standing still, but he swung his leg.
“I understand it’s a close call for VAR to intervene. What the referee can’t do is make him get up because there’s contact, and if he tells him to get up, it’s a card.”
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