Barcelona goalkeeper Marc-Andre Ter Stegen has expressed his displeasure with some refereeing decisions that affected the outcome of the match against arch-rivals Real Madrid.
The thirty-first Clásico match of the Spanish league football ended with Real Madrid beating Barcelona 3-2 at the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium, in a match that saw many controversial shots.
Commenting on a controversial shot, where a corner kick for Barcelona caused an attempt to score a goal, Ter Stegen pointed out that goal-line technology (VAR) was not used to verify that the ball crossed the goal line after his player’s touch, expressing his displeasure at the lack of technology used in other leagues.
Marc Andre Ter Stegen après le Clasico :
« C'est une honte pour le monde du football !
Pas de goal line technology ? 𝗜𝗹 𝘆 𝗮 𝗯𝗲𝗮𝘂𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗽 𝗱'𝗮𝗿𝗴𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗱𝗮𝗻𝘀 𝗰𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝗱𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗲, 𝗺𝗮𝗶𝘀 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗽𝗮𝘀 𝗽𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗹𝗲 𝗽𝗹𝘂𝘀… pic.twitter.com/gaA4dnrWKp
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Ter Stegen also commented on Real Madrid’s penalty, which resulted in a goal in their favor, noting their player Vázquez’s intelligence in the search for this kick.
In conclusion, Ter Stegen lamented that his team could not win, stressing that everything was tilted in their favor, but they could not win in the end.
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