Barcelona, nonetheless embroiled in a dispute over its fee to the corporate of a former refereeing committee official, restored a nine-point lead over Real Madrid within the Spanish league on Sunday after a late VAR choice.
Barcelona beat Athletic Bilbao 1–0 after an 87th-minute aim by Bilbao ahead Iñaki Williams was awarded a video evaluation for a handball within the buildup. VAR was additionally used to substantiate Barcelona’s successful aim by Rafinha after it was initially disallowed for offside.
Barcelona coach Xavi stated, “I thought they saw offside, but then I saw it on the video board, and I think it was a handball.”
Williams laughed on the choice on Twitter after the sport.
“We are upset,” stated Bilbao coach Ernesto Valverde. “Nobody on the field had seen anything, not even the referee or the fourth official or the other assistants.”
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A evaluation of Williams’ aim took virtually three minutes. When the choice was introduced, it was loudly jeered by the house followers at San Mames Stadium.
Madrid moved six factors off the lead with a 3-1 win at house to Espanyol on Saturday. Barcelona and Madrid play the ultimate league “Clásico” on the Camp Nou stadium subsequent week.
Without Mourinho, 10-man Roma misplaced 4-3 to Sassuolo
Without coach Jose Mourinho on the bench, Roma misplaced 4-3 at house to Sassuolo on Sunday, capping a depressing weekend for groups chasing a Champions League qualifying spot from Serie A.
Armand Loriente scored twice for Sassuolo earlier than Nikola Zalewski scored a aim. But Roma defender Marash Cumbulla was sent-off for violent conduct on the finish of the primary half and Domenico Berardi transformed the ensuing penalty.
Paulo Dybala introduced 10-man Roma again into the match early within the second half, however Andrea Pinamonti sealed the consequence quarter-hour earlier than a late aim from Georginio Wijnaldum.
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Roma remained stage on factors with AC Milan, who host relegation-threatened Salernitana on Monday and can look to take advantage of their rivals’ slipup.
Third-placed Lazio had been two factors forward of Roma and Milan after their draw at Bologna on Saturday, with Inter some extent forward after their shock loss at Spezia on Friday.
Roma’s subsequent Serie A match is towards Lazio and Mourinho will once more not be on the bench as he serves a two-match ban.
The house facet had been trying to attract stage with Inter within the second and took the lead with lower than two minutes on the clock as Wijnaldum was despatched clear however fired straight at Sassuolo goalkeeper Andrea Consigli.
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Juventus survived a scare and missed a penalty however closed in on a European place regardless of their heavy factors penalty after beating backside membership Sampdoria 4–2.
The Bianconeri, which had been deducted 15 factors firstly of the yr for incorrect accounting, moved to inside 4 factors of sixth-placed Atalanta.
Juventus had been cruising to a straightforward win after targets from Bremner and Adrien Rabiot put the hosts 2–0 up after 26 minutes.
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But Samp leveled within the thirty second after Tommaso Augello and Filip Đuričić scored in lower than 90 seconds.
Rabiot doubled his tally within the sixty fourth and Dusan Vlahovic had an opportunity to increase Juve’s lead 4 minutes later – after Augello tripped up Juan Cuadrado – however fired the penalty on the left submit.
Teenage debutant goalkeeper Martin Turk additionally pushed a shot from Cuadrado onto the woodwork to place his facet within the match.
The Turk crossed a header from Vlahovic in stoppage time at point-blank vary, however Matias Soule headed within the rebound for his first senior aim.
With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
