The first half of the summit of the 29th round of the Spanish League between Atletico Madrid and Barcelona witnessed controversial arbitration events, which raised many questions between the fans and analysts.
The first half ended with the leadership of the land with a goal without a response, the Argentine Julian Alvarez record in the 45th minute.
Controversial arbitration footage
🔹 The first case – Condy and Simeone’s clash
The 30th minute witnessed a clash between Barcelona defender Joel Condi and Atletico Madrid player Juliano Simeone, where Conde appeared using his attachment against the Argentine player while carrying out a direct free kick for Barca.
Despite the protests, the ruling did not intervene to declare a colored card against Barcelona defender, which caused the dissatisfaction of the Atletico fans, who saw that the situation was at least a yellow card.
🔹 The second case – Martinez and Griezmann friction
In the 42nd minute, Atletico Madrid players demanded a penalty kick, after French striker Antoine Griezmann suffered a friction with Barcelona defender Eving Martinez inside the penalty area, but the referee did not count any mistake, and he did not resort to video technology (VAR) to review the shot, which increased the controversy over arbitration decisions.
Continuing controversy in the second half
With the start of the second half, everyone is awaiting whether the arbitration decisions will affect the outcome of the final match, in a meeting of great importance in the competition for the title.
