The defeat at the Bernabéu was very bad for Barcelona. And of course, Xavi (“I’m so sorry and disappointed”, the coach said) and the president Joan Laporta, He showed his anger (3-1) by going to the referee’s locker room at the Santiago Bernabéu after falling in Madrid. The leader got very angry because the referee José Maria Sanchez Martinez He did not see a penalty in an action against Lewandowski. He didn’t even go to see it on the VAR screen, as in Eric García’s maximum punishment to Rodrygo.

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“It’s okay to look at Lewandowski’s game without an excuse, it’s not an excuse for defeat. But it should be looked at”

Jordi Cruyff – Barça Sports Director

“When the match is over and the refereeing team finds us in the locker room, Barcelona president Mr Joan Laporta Estruch repeatedly comes into the room to ask for clarification about certain situations in the game,” said Sánchez Martínez. Unexpected visit of Barça president to the place where the referees are located.

“Invited to leave the locker room”

“Faced with these events, he was invited to leave the arbitration locker room without further incidents,” the referee said in drafting the minutes. Xavi did not talk about the referee’s performance. So are the players. but he did jordi cruyff. “It’s okay to look at Lewandowski’s play without an excuse, it’s not an excuse for defeat. But it has to be looked at,” the manager said.