. Ousmane Dembele scored the winning goal for Xavi Hernandez’s side in the 52nd minute. Robert Lewandowski played 90 minutes, but he cannot be satisfied after this meeting.
Robert Lewandowski again offended the referee
He gave his first shot on target only in the 85th minute of the match. However, the important event happened much earlier. In the 33rd minute, Robert Lewandowski, in the fight for the ball, hit Brais Mendez with his elbow in the face, and he fell spectacularly to the pitch. The referee of the meeting was well-known to the Pole, the referee Jesus Gil Manzano, who showed him a red card for a similar incident before the World Cup in a league clash with Osasuna Pamplona. This time the FC Barcelona player was not punished.
The daily “Mundo Deportivo” reports that the Spanish referee must have felt extra pressure before the match. The fans in Barcelona booed him as he walked around the pitch. They remember him not only when Robert Lewandowski was sent off, but also ten other players in the 33 meetings of the Catalans that he refereed. They were, among others Leo Messi, Luis Suarez, Neymar, Gerard Pique, Sergi Roberto, Dani Alves and Clement Lenglet.
According to the diary, the referee tried to avoid giving cards for this reason. This is evidenced not only by the lack of a warning for Lewandowski’s foul. Brais Mendez repaid the Barcelona striker in the 36th minute when he attacked him with a sharp tackle and was not cautioned either. The Real Sociedad player, however, has earned his exclusion well. After another illegal play, this time to the feet, Sergio Busquets said goodbye to the pitch five minutes before the break.
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. The Catalan “Sport”, which on a ten-point scale gave Lewy a “six”. He pointed out that the rivals clearly provoked Gil Manzano to show the card to the Pole. – Good moments, but it was not a day to shine – we read about the 34-year-old in Catalan “L’Esportiu”. They also pay attention to the provocations of opponents in connection with the referee. Especially at the start with Brais Mendez, who suggested that he was hit with an elbow.
FC Barcelona is already in the semi-finals of the Copa del Rey and is waiting for an opponent. That will be decided by Friday’s draw, but it could be Osasuna, who also made it to the top four on Wednesday. The Pamplona team beat Sevilla 2-1 after extra time. Finishing the 1/4 phase of the domestic cup on Thursday. Valencia will play Athletic Bilbao and Real Madrid will play Atlético in the Madrid derby.
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