Much of the anger was directed towards Pau Cubarsi’s disallowed goal, a decision that left several players stunned.
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The goal was disallowed after a lengthy VAR review that lasted more than six minutes.
Referee Juan Martínez Munuera awaited confirmation from VAR official Pablo González Fuertes, who was forced to resort to manual offside lines because the semi-automatic offside system was not available.
That decision has become one of the main topics of conversation after the game, especially among the Barcelona players.
Frenkie de Jong outburst
Midfielder Frenkie de Jong was one of the loudest figures, openly expressing his disbelief while speaking to international media in the mixed zone.
After reviewing the images himself, the Dutch midfielder made it clear that he did not agree with the final call.
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“I saw the image afterwards and you can clearly see that there was no offside.
“In the image they show on television of the offside, you don’t see contact with the ball, and then you see the image where Fermín shoots and the defender is one meter away from Robert.
“I think it’s very strange” De Jong said as quoted by Mundo Deportivo.
The Barcelona midfielder also pointed out that the referee on the pitch was not fully responsible for the situation.
Instead, he suggested that the real problem was with the VAR process and the images used.
“He (the match referee) can’t do much because he is also waiting.
“He doesn’t have the image or the video. But the VAR does. The image I saw, if it’s not AI, you can’t know anymore.”
“If this is the photo, it is a scandal because it is very clear.” added the midfielder, visibly frustrated.