"Neither the Barcelona players nor Hansi Flick were satisfied with the refereeing performance of Jesus Gil Manzano and VAR Carlos del Cerro Grande in the match against Real Sociedad. Barcelona had three goals disallowed on their way to a 2-1 loss, but the one scored by Lamine Yamal was the incident that sparked the greatest controversy. The decision was extremely tight. In fact, some observers did not even see an offside offence in the replay when the lines were drawn, but despite this, the referee disallowed the goal."
"Frenkie de Jong complained about the referee, and after the match, Fermin Lopez posted a photograph of the incident on his social media, accompanied by laughing face emojis. The goal would have put Barcelona ahead in the first half. Fermin's Instagram post reflected the anger within the Barcelona squad over the refereeing decisions made by Gil Manzano on the pitch and Del Cerro Grande in the VAR room, two officials who have been involved in controversial situations before."
"Last season, the VAR referee had already disallowed a highly contentious goal by Robert Lewandowski. Flick himself referred to that incident in his post-match press conference and replied in Spanish: "Good job". The controversial moment occurred in the 28th minute. During sustained pressure inside the Real Sociedad penalty area, a series of rebounds ended with Lamine Yamal pouncing on a loose ball and beating Alex Remiro to score. However, after a lengthy review by the VAR room and an explanation given by Gil Manzano to the captains, the goal was not allowed to stand."
Barcelona had three goals disallowed in a 2-1 loss to Real Sociedad, with Lamine Yamal's 28th-minute strike the most contentious. Television replays and drawn offside lines produced unclear evidence, yet the referee and VAR overturned the goal after a lengthy review and an explanation to the captains. Frenkie de Jong publicly complained and Fermin Lopez posted photos with laughing emojis to express squad frustration. Carlos del Cerro Grande and Jesus Gil Manzano were singled out, and previous controversial VAR interventions, including a disallowed Robert Lewandowski goal last season, added to the tension.
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