VAR canceled a goal Lewandowski for a very tight offside in the 14th minute of the Real Sociedad – Barcelona corresponding to the 13th day of the League.
Rebroadcasts of the play caused a stir on social networks. Barcelona’s goal, initially and in the eyes of the majority, It seemed valid given the repetition of the action. However, technology had to help Cuadra Fernández, who would eventually undo it.
Lewandowski’s “offside” checked by semi-automatic systemit was very difficult to see it because of its millimetric nature at the tip of the boot. The Barcelona striker also had knee extended forward.
Frenkie de Jong He made a low pass from the front that bounced between the Pole and Nayef Aguerd, but the ball rose, fell, hit Igor Zubeldia’s back and returned to the striker, who finished from close range on Álex Remiro’s goal.
However, at the moment of Frenkie’s pass, the VAR understands that the Polish scorer was very slightly ahead in place of Igor Zubeldia, the 0-1 goal was therefore not recorded on the scoreboard. Of course the study picture tracing the lines was great.
The disallowed goal gave wings to a Royal Society that collapsed in the match. He began to bypass Iñaki Peña’s goal and, in fact, after half an hour of the match he took the lead with a goal from Becker. The striker found good space behind the rival defense and, in front of the Barça goalkeeper, he managed to finish the long post, making the score 1-0 for the home team.
Barça, the king of provoked offsides
Barcelona are the team with the most offsides caused in Europe’s big five leagues, by a wide margin.
The Barcelona team has already accumulated more than around a hundred offsides in all competitionsan impressive figure which demonstrates the change in the Barça team this season, especially in the defensive area.
More precisely, they are 109 “offside” that the Barça team caused at the start of the season in just 16 games. The average is almost 7 offsides per match, a real pass.