Spanish Football Federation (FEF) Competition Committee, sanction Robert Lewandowski Three matches for being kicked out in Pamplona. Pique, He was severely punished after insulting Gil Manzano. four meetings he could never hold because he had already withdrawn Football.

remains Xavi Without a Polish striker against Espanyol Returning to the League after the World Cup in Qatar (31 December, Camp Nou). He will not be at the Metropolitan (January 8) against Atlético, nor at Getafe’s visit to the Camp Nou. Barça are preparing to appeal against this harsh sanction that will leave Lewandowski without a striker in the second leg of the championship.

Barça will appeal

Below is a breakdown of the three matches played against Lewandowski. One was dismissed for double yellows (he saw two cards in just 11 minutes when he was out of play for half an hour against Osasuna) and two were left for “insult or indiscretion” against referee Gil Manzano. He made a gesture towards the locker rooms tunnel, touching his nose. Barça will apply for this penalty.

A gesture that the Polish striker later stated was directed at Xavi and not at the referee. But the Competition Board did not understand it that way, and therefore it is punished by three games. When Piqué left the bench at halftime, he played four games for “insulting, verbal abuse and humiliating behavior” and went to look for Gil Manzano, who he even scolded in the tunnel, and was eventually sent off.

It was crucial that the arbitration law be drafted so that Lewandowski was sentenced to three games. “After being kicked out, the player made a gesture of disapproval of the referee’s decision twice, pointing his finger to his nose and then pointing his thumb at the referee, as he was walking towards the exit of the field. When he was ready, he repeated his move by looking at assistant referee 1 and in front of the fourth referee to leave the field of play,” he said. had written. Gil Manzano.