Laporta charges against the VAR after the Classic: “We do not rule out asking for a replay of the match”

The Clásico between Real Madrid and FC Barcelona always leaves controversial actions with a variety of opinions, and yesterday was not going to be the exception. The president of FC Barcelona, ​​Joan Laporta, has exploded against the VAR since he considers that his team has been harmed in three key actions.

Through the club's official media, Laporta has gone so far as to say that they are even willing to ask for a replay of the match: “If it is confirmed that it was a legal goal, we will go further and do not rule out asking for a replay of the match.”

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“As you know, I have never been a great defender of VAR because I believe that, as it is applied, it takes away spontaneity from football. But what I am in favor of is that, since we have it, it should always be used to avoid errors that could lead to making unfair decisions,” the president began by saying.

“With this appearance that I am making, I not only want to reflect the discomfort of Barcelona fans due to the poor management that was done yesterday of the VAR, but also to emphasize that despite being a tool that has been with us for some time, it continues to cause confusion and contradictory criteria. depending on the games and teams. As president of FC Barcelona I also want to highlight the power of our competition and emphasize that we are a successful competition followed by millions of fans everywhere, but that does not mean we can remain untouched by criticism when it is used. of the VAR undervalues ​​our competition”.

“We understand the difficulty of the referee's work but precisely for that reason there are tools that should help to have a fairer competition and not the other way around. Yesterday there were several debatable plays but among all of them there is one that is essential and that can lead to a change in the result end of the match. I am referring to the so-called Lamine ghost goal. As a club we want to be sure about what happened and that is why I inform you that from FC Barcelona we will immediately request the Technical Committee of Referees and the Spanish Football Federation to to provide us with all the images and audio generated by the play.”

“If, once this documentation has been analyzed, the club understands that an error occurred in the assessment of the play, we will implement all the appropriate actions to reverse the situation without, obviously, ruling out any necessary judicial proceedings. If it is confirmed that it was a goal legal, we will go further and we do not rule out asking for a replay of the match, as has happened in a European match due to a VAR error. Finally, I want to emphasize that although we will focus on this play, we are also on. disagreement with various actions during the course of the match that, although they could be consulted in the VAR, this tool was ignored by the referee in an incomprehensible way,” Laporta concluded.

And in the Classic there was, above all, a controversial play. In the 29th minute, Lamine Yamal scored a possible ghost goal that the referee did not award after consulting with the VAR since they considered that the ball did not completely cross the line of Lunin's goal.