Yesterday’s Champions League match left us with a particularly striking play on Arsenal – Bayern Munich.
In the second half and with a 1-2 victory for the Germans, the action took place at the Emirates. The Spanish goalkeeper of the English team RayHe went out the door, his companion GabrielHe moved to one side and when he received the goalkeeper’s pass he caught the ball with his hand to serve again with the ball in play. An action that by regulation does not admit of doubt, must be punished with a penalty by the Swedish referee. Glenn Nyberg. Something that didn’t happen and there was no correction by the VAR referee, the Dutchman. Paul Van Boekel.
Surprisingly, the Dutchman was once again present in another controversial play. This season he has acted as VAR in Leipzig – Real Madrid and disallowed the goal for the German team. It was minute 3 when a corner kick from Leipzig It found its way into the nets of Lunin’s goal after a header from Benjamin Sesko, who deflected a shot from Schlager’s front line. At the beginning the referee Irfan Peljto, at the request of his assistant referee, disallowed the goal for offside and was later confirmed by the Dutchman from the VOR room. Pol Van Boekel He became famous in his time for the handball he did not whistle for Barcelona, a handball against Inter Milan that could be the key to Barça’s future. The Dutchman is an important person for UEFA and FIFA.
According to sources consulted by MD, the handball was clear but in the circumstances, the referee was right not to consider this action as a handball. Even the action is clear. The consequences could have been worse for the referee if he had penalized the game by indicating eleven meters. There is also the possibility of not penalizing actions that may occur when the ball, as happened yesterday, is put into play inside the area but has not yet left it. Surprisingly, the referee observer last night at Emirates Stadiums is the former Spanish international referee and CTA president, Carlos Velasco Carballo. We will see the report sent to UEFA about what happened last night.
Source: La Verdad
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