The match between Spain and France in the Nations League final continues to be talked about. The controversial move that led to Kylian Mbappé’s goal, which was ultimately the decisive one to win the trophy, has aroused the indignation of the Spanish fans. Such a strict application of the regulations is not understood when the play and football ends up going to the background. One of the most surprising statements was that of Eric García after the game. The Barcelona center-back spoke with TVE and confessed that the referee told him that he “should have moved away”, statements that further ignited the debate.
Well, there is a very similar play that It took place in January 2020 during a Canarian derby between Las Palmas and Tenerife. In a play in the first half, a visiting player was sent off after stopping Rubén Castro, who was occupying a clear offside position. It is a long pass in which one of the defenders heads trying to clear, but which nevertheless has the opposite effect and enables the peep-peep forward, who is later knocked down by the defender who ends up being sent off by the referee.
The Tenerife squad ‘eats’ the referee asking him to annul the expulsion, since Rubén Castro was in a clear offside position at the time of the pass, however it was the touch with the head of the center-back who ended up enabling the forward’s position . Incredible but true. If it did not get to him, the line would have raised the flag strictly applying the regulation as it has been applied in the Spain-France.
An almost identical play with great weight in the game, on the one hand the expulsion in a Canarian derby that ended with a goalless draw and on the other, the goal that led to the defeat of Luis Enrique’s national team.
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