#3 Refereeing in La Liga needs help
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Juan Martinez Munera.
That will be the name on everyone’s lips in Catalonia tomorrow, as the fallout from this game gets dissected and pondered over. Even to the neutral’s eye, the refereeing in tonight’s clash was abysmal. Any other league in the world and Iago Aspas finishes the game. It’s gotten ridiculous at this point – La Liga need to take a serious look at aiding the men in the middle.
Two contentious moments of the game stand out – Varane’s ‘handball’ resulted in Aspas getting booked for dissent and then Celta’s best player on the night was given his marching orders when Munera adjudged him to have dived when caught by Sergio Ramos from behind. Putting aside all sinister allegations of ‘goody bags’ and ‘briefcases’ aside, this was a referee who had lost control of the game.
Barcelona may well complain that Munera may have cost them the league title, but there’s a bigger picture here. It’s the perfect opportunity to place pressure on the head of the RFEF and introduce a Video Assistant Referee as soon as next season.
