Fc Barcelona and everyone connected to the great club would be left fuming by the officials from last weekend’s crunch tie at the Estadio Mestella with Valencia C.F, where Lionel Messi was denied a clear goal that could have granted a win over in form Valencia.Players and fans alike were left fuming at referee Ignacio Iglesias Villanuev, when he failed to award Barcelona the goal they clearly deserve after a series of good possesion.
One can still flashback to the game against Real Betis last season when Suarez’s attempt had clearly crossed the goal line but was not given. That mistake would then cost Barcelona the league title ,cause had they won that match, they would have won the league.
Honestly, it is surprising that Laliga which is arguably the best league in the world posing the best players is still so far behind in technological advancements. And it is not just pro-Barcelona, earlier in the season, Getafe were wronged when the referee awarded a goal to Fc Barcelona when the ball had clearly crossed the corner line before Lucas Digne’s cutback.
On the opening day of this season, two other incidents also highlighted the need to introduce the technology.
Sevilla defender Clement Lenglet's goal against Espanyol was allowed to stand despite replays confirming the ball had not crossed the line, while Getafe were denied a goal against Athletic Bilbao even though Jorge Molina's strike appeared to have gone over the line. Unlucky Getafe.
Spanish newspaper Marca reported on Sunday (Nov 12) that the technology will be tested out in a King's Cup game between Atletico Madrid and Elche on Nov 29, although the Spanish soccer federation (RFEF) could not confirm whether or not the trial would take place when contacted by Reuters.
Tebas has previously said that goal-line technology was too expensive to implement in Spain.
He also blamed a lack of synergy between his organisation and the RFEF for the slow progress in introducing VAR.
Tebas had a frosty relationship with Angel Maria Villar, the former president of the RFEF who was removed from the role following a anti-corruption investigation by the Spanish police.
Villar's successor, Juan Luis Larrea, is in favour of bringing in the technology and said last month that VAR would be in use in LaLiga from the first week of the 2018-19 campaign.
VAR is already used in the top flight in Germany, Italy and Portugal, while Fifa president Gianni Infantino has expressed his support for introducing it at the 2018 World Cup, although its use is yet to be officially confirmed.
La liga is arguably the best league in the world with two of the world’s best players; detailed attention needs to be paid to officiating so as to eliminate silly mistakes that we are have become so accustomed to.
