Former La Liga referee Mateu Lahoz has revealed his take that Barcelona have been denied a stonewall penalty in opposition to Getafe over the weekend.
Barcelona, in fact, have been again in motion on Saturday, making the journey to the Estadio Coliseum for a La Liga assembly with Getafe.
Within the midst of a regarding stretch of type within the league, the Blaugrana headed into proceedings within the information that nothing however a three-point haul would suffice.
When all was mentioned and achieved, although, Hansi Flick’s troops have been pressured to accept a share of the spoils, in a 1-1 draw.
Including additional to the post-match frustrations on Barca’s half was the truth that, late within the motion in Madrid, the guests have been denied a penalty for a slipshod problem on Jules Koundé within the Getafe penalty space.
And one particular person of the opinion {that a} spot-kick ought to certainly have been awarded to the Catalans, as alluded to above, is Mateu Lahoz.
Talking as a part of his function with Movistar, on Monday, former La Liga referee Lahoz assured:
“That’s a transparent penalty on Koundé. I don’t suppose it’s a controversial case. The referees committee itself mentioned earlier than the beginning of the season {that a} penalty kick can be awarded for holding contained in the penalty field.”
Conor Laird – GSFN
