Barcelona players claimed a foul on Lionel Messi and a possible penalty on Ousmane Dembélé, which would have changed the course of the first half
The refereeing controversy appeared in the Classic of Spain in two actions that appeared in the first 45 minutes, Both plays were claimed by footballers of the Barcelona, Since in the 1-0 of the Real Madrid, Demanding a foul on Lionel Messi already eight minutes from the end, they asked for a penalty on Ousmane Dembélé.
The play of the first goal was born from an action in which the Catalans claimed a foul by Lucas Vázquez on Lionel Messi, Who tried a self-pass, but was blocked by the Spaniard. Later, the locals began to spin passes until they reached the right side, where Lucas Vázquez reappeared to send a low cross, even as Karim Benzema defined in a great way in the 13th minute.
Already with the score 2-0, at 37, Ousmane Dembélé entered the meringue area profiled to shoot Thibaut Courtois’ bow, but was knocked down by Ferland Mendy, Who carried him on his back. However, Jesús Gol Manzano, the central referee, chose not to sanction the foul in the face of the claims of the Catalan footballers.
In the second half another controversial play was made after an alleged penalty on Martin Braithwaite that it was not marked by the referee, that it was not let do less before the claims of the culeros.