Barcelona supervisor Xavi and goalkeeper Marc-Andre ter Stegen slammed La Liga for not having the goal-line expertise, suggesting their staff had been robbed of a objective of their defeat to Actual Madrid on Sunday night time (April 21).
The Largest Second Of Controversy In Sunday’s El Clasico
Ten minutes after Vinicius Jr. canceled out Andreas Christensen’s opening objective, Barcelona seemingly put their noses again in entrance, when Lamine Yamal flicked the ball towards Andriy Lunin’s objective. Scrambling, the Ukrainian goalkeeper one way or the other stored the ball from hitting the again of the online by accumulating it on the objective line. Barcelona gamers frantically claimed that the ball had gone previous the objective line, whereas Madrid gamers insisted it had not.
As a result of lack of goal-line expertise and unconvincing digicam angles, a protracted VAR verify ensued, which in the end went in Los Blancos’ favor. Barcelona finally went 2-1 up via Fermin Lopez’s objective within the second half, however Lucas Vazquez shortly restored parity for the hosts. Jude Bellingham sensationally popped up with the profitable objective within the first minute of stoppage time, sealing a 3-2 victory for the All-Whites.
Barcelona’s Ter Stegen & Xavi Bemoan Lack Of Purpose-Line Know-how After Actual Madrid Defeat
In a press convention, each Ter Stegen and Xavi expressed their disappointment over the dearth of goal-line expertise in La Liga, with the German shot-stopper calling it a humiliation for the game.
Ter Stegen remarked (through The Mirror):
“I can’t discover the phrases to elucidate what occurred on the objective line. It’s embarrassing for soccer. There’s some huge cash on this trade, however not for what’s essential. I don’t perceive how there can’t be cash to implement the expertise that different leagues have.”
His supervisor Xavi additionally had the identical opinion, saying the “greatest league on the planet” needed to have the goal-line expertise for neutral decision-making.
Xavi added:
“I fully agree with him.
“It’s embarrassing that there’s not goal-line expertise. If we wish to say that is the very best league on the planet, we want it. Everybody has seen it. What can I say? [The league] can sanction me. The photographs are there.”
Following Sunday’s defeat, Barcelona have virtually fallen out of rivalry for the La Liga title. Los Merengues have an 11-point lead on the prime of the league standings with solely six video games left to play.
