Tomás Roncero has not hesitated to use his ' X ' account to strongly criticize the refereeing of the match between Celta and Barça. The journalist could not contain himself in the face of what he was seeing on his television and launched very angry messages against Soto Grado, the referee of the match. In this sense, Roncero has pointed out two decisions as key.
The first was an action that was considered a penalty on Iago Aspas, although Soto Grado did not believe it was so. Going to defend, Gerard Martín charged shoulder to shoulder with the Celta striker, preventing him from finishing. Tomás Roncero asked for an illegal action, believing that there was a penalty by the Barça player.
" The clear penalty on Iago Aspas that was not called (which would've led to his expulsion) shows that nothing has changed with Barça and the referees. Negreira's shadow is very LONG ," Tomás Roncero noted on his 'X' account.
Not only has Tomás Roncero stopped here, as, minutes later, he again asked for Gerard Martín to be sent off. This time, for a foul on Iago Aspas, which the journalist believes should have been his second yellow card in the match between Celta and FC Barcelona.
" And once again Gerard Martín has been spared a second yellow card. What Soto Grado did was unusual. Aspas's indignation was normal. You can't compete like this with a regulation that's just for them ," Tomás Roncero concluded in a message on his 'X' account.
Hansi Flick Agrees with Tomás Roncero: Gerard Martín, Replaced
It didn't take long for Hansi Flick to agree with Tomás Roncero in his second message. The Barça coach also saw Gerard Martín's expulsion close at hand, to the point that it ended up being his last action against Celta in Balaídos. After the first half, youth player Héctor Fort came out onto the field to warm up .
With Balde injured, Gerard Martín left his place in the Barça starting eleven and was substituted at half-time. He had a yellow card in the first few minutes, a possible penalty and a possible sending off. Nothing good.
Tomás Roncero has no doubts: everything was due to the influence and shadow of Negreira . The same as always for the Real Madrid fan journalist. In any case, Gerard Martín was not sent off and ended up being substituted at half-time against Celta...