FC Barcelona suffered its second defeat of the season in La Liga on Sunday. It was away against Real Sociedad (0-1), at the end of the 13th day of La Liga. The Catalans were dominated by their opponents throughout the match and were unable to overcome the handicap of a goal scored in the 33rd minute by Sheraldo Becker. Deprived of Lamine Yamal, who was suffering from an ankle and followed the match from the stands, Barça did not find the chink in the armor of the Basques who created numerous chances putting Inaki Peña in difficulty.
But what upsets the Catalan club the most. The Barcelonans are in fact convinced of having lost because of a refereeing error. Robert Lewandowski opened the scoring in the 13th minute of play. But his goal was refused by the video assistance for an offside position. The decision is controversial on the other side of the Pyrenees because Barca judges that even the video was wrong.
According to the people of Barcelona, those who analyzed it confused the foot of the Polish striker and that of his opponent Nayef Aguerd. “It was definitely the wrong decision but we have to accept it,” laments Hansi Flick, Barça’s German coach. The referee, it wasn’t his fault, to err is human. But today was a big mistake. » His goalkeeper Inaki Pena drives the point home: “If there is an error so clear and so serious, let it be investigated.”
