2021-2022 UEFA Referee Discussion [R]

Halftime Sevilla v RB Salzburg and it's raining in more ways than one.
Salzburg awarded THREE penalties, the first one following VAR review. They convert 1 of the three.
Then VAR awards Sevilla a penalty which they convert.
Four penalties in the first half.
1-1

EDIT:
First match in UCL history to have four penalties awarded in a match, let alone in 45 minutes.
Also first match in tournament history that the away team had three spot kicks awarded. (Home team awarded 3 penalties has happened three times previously)

 

And an early RC against Man U in the other game. Lots going on today!

 

Just to add, the four penalties were awarded in a span of 30 minutes.

 

Sevilla attack, through ball to Youssef En-Nesyri who appears to be offside but assistant keeps his flag down as the play continues.
En-Nesyri then goes down in the box, clear simulation.
Ref shows him yellow, and as it's his second booking En-Nesyri is off.
Sevilla players protest, asking for the ref to talk to his assistant on whether it was offside and thus negating the simulation/second booking.
Ref waves them away. En-Nesyri exits.

 

It could not get more accidental than that! but it was the correct call.
A lot of people are saying it should have been a PK , (Keeper fouled the attacker) I personally don't think there was anything wrong there, what do you guys think?

 

I have seen nothing that shows the ball hitting Taremi's hand, leaving aside the fact that any such contact would itself been caused by Taremi being essentially brought down by the keeper. Porto wasn't just robbed; the whole thing (including the referee not bothering to look at the replays personally) coupled with that red card handed out, looked very suspicious.

 

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0:32 shows it, the contact is VERY minimal but there. While I think this was a very rare case, super HARSH but correct call.
According the rule, it doesnt matter intentional or not, doesnt matter why he is falling down because of XYZ, if it touches your hand (any part) and go in, its not a goal.

 

You are looking for contact with his hands and assuming there might have been where you are pointing (0:32 in that video), but that video really doesn't really show it. To show it, they will have to slow that video and show a still picture of the supposed hand contact (minimal or otherwise). The referee seemed to be looking for an excuse to disallow the goal and, while he seemed to initially be looking for a foul by Taremi on the keeper, since there was no such foul (arguably the reverse). the best the the VAR team could give him was this supposed handball.

 

p.s.
I know a lot of folks will like to assume there was a handball and have the more interesting discussion of whether such a toally 'incidental', 'minimal' and 'accidental' supposed handball can be called against an offensive player considering the laws of the game (which strictly and technically might suggest it could). But until I really see the handball first, I don't think the former issue even arises.

 

Curious what are the guidelines you mentioned?

 

Turpin was very good in this game other than said PK call. I’ve kind of started to notice that French VAR is actually quite terrible. IIRC there was a clear OS missed on a goal a few weeks ago (in a PSG game) and the VAR failed to correct it. The on-field CRs are very good, though.

Delajod was even better in Marseille-Rennes IMO, making a potentially difficult game look easy.

 

I see some contact between the sliding leg and the back foot. IDK if it's enough for a penalty by itself, but it's enough for a "Check complete" for me.

 

Crazy end to Cadiz - Barcelona:



Minute 94:50 with 5 minutes of stoppage time of a 0-0 match, with Barca down to 10 men after a contentious 2YC on 65'. Cadiz races forward on a counter. There is a second ball in the Barca box, it seems that ter Stegen had a chance to kick it away earlier but didn't. As Barca players race back into the box to defend, Busquets kicks the second ball towards the Cadiz player with the first ball, hitting him. Del Cerro Grande blows his whistle. Cadiz crosses the ball into the box and another player converts it into the goal, seemingly no offside. As the ball enters the goal, del Cerro Grande is already showing Busquets yellow. Official reason: "Kicking a second ball that was on the field at the time towards an opponent in possession of the ball, hitting the ball against the opponents and thus interfering with play." The restart is a free-kick at the spot where the second ball hit the Cadiz player. Heavy protests from Koeman, who is shown red.

Barca will appeal both the 2YC and Busquet's yellow.

http://www.fcbarcelona.com/en/news/...st-de-jong-red-and-yellow-for-sergio-busquets