Barcelona dropped factors for the primary time at house in La Liga this season as they fell to a 2-1 defeat by the hands of Las Palmas.
It was a poor displaying from the Catalans, who did not impose their dominance on the proceedings and seemed fairly clumsy all through the ninety minutes.
Nonetheless, the end result might have gone Barcelona’s manner very simply if it hadn’t been for yet one more mishap from the referees, reviews SPORT.
Foul on Cubarsi, unnoticed
Within the 88th minute of the sport, with Barcelona desperately chasing an equaliser, Pau Cubarsi was fouled contained in the Las Palmas space by Mika Marmol.
Marmol stomped Cubarsi’s heel, an incident that went unnoticed though the Barcelona defender was bleeding afterwards.
Barcelona have been as soon as once more disillusioned by the referees (Photograph by Alex Caparros/Getty Pictures)
Subject referee Cordero Vega in addition to VAR referee, Busquets Ferrar, didn’t contemplate the incident foul sufficient to even cease the sport.
Cubarsi himself complained whilst his ankle was coated with blood. However the sport continued as if nothing had occurred.
Not the one incident
Foul on Cubarsi was not the one time referees opted to disregard this afternoon. Earlier within the sport, within the fifty fifth minute, Raphinha acquired an elbow from a Las Palmas participant.
The elbow might have simply left Las Palmas with ten males. Nonetheless, neither of the referees deemed it severe sufficient to overview the incident – as soon as once more Barcelona’s cries have been unheard.
The selections from the referee value the Catalans dearly on the day, and may very well be telling so far as the title race is worried.