“This infraction should be penalized with a foul and a yellow card. VAR should have intervened as it was a clear, obvious, and manifest error. They should have recommended to the referee, after reviewing the monitor, that the decision be overturned,” said the CTA.
Barca have now responded with a post of the incident and the message: “Owning a mistake is a big step. Avoiding it is the next.”
Barcelona now return to La Liga action on Saturday against Villarreal and will be hoping for a result that extends their lead at the top of the table.
A weekend without match officials being in the spotlight for controversial decisions would also be most welcome.
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