Anthony Taylor referee of Spain-Germany of the quarterfinals of the Euro Cup played yesterday in Stuttgart, he did not see a penalty at the hands of Marc Cucurella in the second half of extra time. However, in Germany they did not see it that way and believed that the English referee should have blown the whistle. This is what the coach, Jualan Nagelsmann and former footballers Bastian Schweinsteiger and Hitzlsperger think.
“It whistled a little in favor of Spain,” criticized national coach Nagelsmann after the 2-1 draw in extra time. It is “a difficult question to understand. If the matter is judged from the point of view of football, if the ball flies towards the old town of Stuttgart, then it will not be a penalty, but if the ball goes towards the goal then it is clearly a punishment.” Nagelsmann said “Musiala’s shot was so good, it probably went in, and (Cucurella’s) hand was outstretched, too far away from his body.” The video assistant referee (VAR) did not intervene in the scene.
Former Bayern player Bastian Schweinsteiger said “someone has to explain to me. My heart bleeds when I see these things. Nine times out of ten it’s a penalty because he has his hand out. We have a lot of bad luck here. I wonder if why didn’t VAR see your explanation with interest,” said the current ‘ARD’ expert.
Former midfielder Thomas Hitzlsperger, for his part, also stated: “It doesn’t make sense to me. I would say that in nine out of ten cases the decision was taken as a penalty. Why the German team was not awarded it is a mystery to me.”
Source: La Verdad
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