Gerard Piqué has spoken out about the controversial plays in the classic between Real Madrid and FC Barcelona. The former Barça player was displeased with Soto Grado’s refereeing on Ibai Llanos’ Twitch channel: “Has Madrid stolen? You (Ibai) asking me already means yes,” declared the Catalan.
Likewise, Piqué, who was present at the Stage Front Stadium in the tie between Espanyol and Andorra, explained that it was not a penalty by Cubarsí on Lucas Vázquez: “I believe, and I try to be objective, that the penalty is not, but once He whistles for it, the VAR doesn’t come in to check it because it’s not clear enough for him to come in. Lucas looks for his foot. He’s running, he sees that Cubarsi has his foot stopped and he doesn’t do anything. Lucas changes his right foot and puts it on. in such a way that it impacts Cubarsí,” said the ex-Azulgrana.
The former Catalan soccer player also spoke about Lamine Yamal’s ghost goal and Tebas’ decision not to implement goal technology: “I think it was Yamal’s goal. That the League does not have goal technology is not understood, even if Javier says that doesn’t work in other leagues. At least, there should be a camera on the stick. You can’t see if that’s not a goal. I understand that you can’t get wet,” Piqué commented.
The one who also complained about the refereeing in the classic is Laporta’s advisor, Enric Masip, who showed his discontent on his X (Twitter) account. “Really? For us there is never a last defender to make it red?” Masip said about Camavinga’s foul on Lamine that meant the Frenchman got yellow.
Furthermore, the advisor to the president of Barça harshly criticized the VAR, which he even accused of incessantly harming the Catalan team: “The VAR images never coincide with those shown by the cameras. When in doubt… We have become accustomed to this, and there are many points, matches…”, declared Masip.