"While the performance was not at its best, the headlines were dominated by the controversial refereeing once again, as Girona's winner should have been chalked off for a foul on Jules Kounde in the buildup, but was overlooked by the referee and the VAR. Barcelona outraged As such, Mundo Deportivo reports that there is serious anger and indignation within Barcelona over the clear stamp by Claudio Echeverri on Kounde before Girona's decisive goal, especially when compared with similar incidents in the past."
"Last season, when Barcelona took on Rayo Vallecano, a goal by Robert Lewandowski was disallowed in the 74th minute for a slight prior stamp by Kounde on Pep Chavarria, with the VAR intervening. But, on Monday, when the contact was much stronger from Echeverri on the Frenchman, there was absolute silence from the VAR after the referee waved play on. The on-field referee was Cesar Soto Grado on both occasions."
Barcelona lost 2-1 to Girona at Estadi Montilivi and now trail Real Madrid by two points in the title race. The decisive Girona goal featured a clear stamp by Claudio Echeverri on Jules Koundé that neither the on-field referee nor the VAR penalized. The club point to a precedent from last season when a Koundé stamp led VAR to overturn a Robert Lewandowski goal in a match involving the same on-field referee, Cesar Soto Grado. Barcelona cite additional disallowed-goal incidents, express confusion and indignation, and accuse officials of inconsistent double standards in applying criteria.
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