After a particularly dramatic victory over Real Madrid, Barcelona increased the gap at the top to 12 points and is racing to the Spanish championship. The game actually started better for Madrid when, in the 33rd minute, Vinicius got stuck in the Barcelona defense and when he tried to pass a wide pass to the center of the box, the ball hit the Barca stopper, Roland Araujo. From this goal Barca put pressure on Real and in the 45th minute it also paid off when veteran midfielder Sergi Roberto kicked towards the goal and tied the score at 1-1.
The dramatic moment of the game and perhaps of the season occurred in the 81st minute when Madrid’s substitute Marco Asensio scored a beautiful goal into Barcelona’s net, but in a controversial decision the referee decided to disallow the goal on an unclear claim. It seems that the goal disqualification has gone out of the sails of the European champions and in the 92nd minute they received from the feet of Frank Casey, the 2-1, which will probably be crowned as the championship goal, and as a goal that closed the story in terms of Real’s season in the Spanish league.
Real coach: “Doubt if he would have been different” Barca coach: “He would have clearly been different”
Real coach Carlo Ancelotti, who from now on will have to concentrate mainly on the Champions League, was interviewed after the game and said: “We played well, we deserved to win. We already won the game, but the question remains about this disallowed goal. We were sure that we could end the season in a better way. The games These decide on the little things. Was there a difference? I remain with the doubt. I think that nothing is certain, we have the right to doubt.”
Ancelotti is disappointed (Photo: Shutterstock)
Afterwards, Barca coach Xavi addressed Ancelotti’s claims about the referee’s controversial ruling and said: “The difference was clear, there is no discussion. Carlo Ancelotti surprises me with these statements. The result is fair.” Regarding the dramatic victory, Xavi said: “It’s a very important victory for us. I think we were good and that we had more control. They knew how to get out of our high pressure. Their wrong goal was due to our wrong position. I think we were superior in general.”