The Las Palmas-Barça was marked by a few uncertain minutes with controversy in the final phase of the match. With 0-1 on the scoreboard in favor of the culers, the referee Cordero Vega spent some time waiting for a decision from the VAR... a decision that, incomprehensibly, he had to make himself, called by Del Cerro Grande to review a play.
Eric García touched the ball with his hands inside the Barça area on a shot from Las Palmasat minute 80th. Initially, the referee did not call a penalty, but he was called by the VAR to review the action. At times, they clearly showed him the action involving the Catalan center-back, but then they confirmed that it was preceded by an offside.
This possible penalty was completely invalidated, in a decision that could not be understood. At all times, it seemed clear that there was a prior illegal position, so it was unnecessary to call Cordero Vega to the VAR. This has been taken advantage of by the usual suspects who, like Tomás Roncero, are not afraid to make a public fool of themselves just to generate interactions.
Tomás Roncero explodes after Las Palmas-Barça and makes a fool of himself: "From soccer to..."
On his personal X account, Tomás Roncero added the photo of the possible penalty in the FC Barcelona area. "We've gone from soccer to handball," he expressed. At all times, the journalist ignored that the action was invalidated by the offside of a Las Palmas forward, something he did not acknowledge later.
Tomás Roncero completed his message by stating: "This afternoon we've gone, thanks to Javi Galán and Eric García, from soccer to handball. Without consequences for them , no less."
Tomás Roncero cries: Barça remains LaLiga leader
After securing victory in Gran Canaria, Barça continues as the leader of LaLiga, finishing matchday 25 in first position. In total, 54 points achieved from 17 wins, 3 draws, and 5 losses. Atlético follows, which also won its match, while Madrid will have to beat Girona this Sunday to keep up with their rivals.
The league competition remains fiercely contested and, with the intention of destabilizing, people like Tomás Roncero have to invent nonexistent controversies. Anyone who watched this match will know that there was absolutely nothing in that possible penalty action.