Barcelona players claimed a foul on Lionel Messi and a possible penalty on Ousmane Dembélé, which would have changed the course of the first half
The arbitration controversy appeared in the Spanish classic in two actions that were presented in the first 45 minutes, both games were claimed by footballers from Barcelona, because in 1-0 of real Madrid, requested a foul on Lionel Messi and eight minutes from the end, requested a penalty on Ousmane Dembélé.
The game of the first goal was born from an action in which the Catalans claimed a foul by Lucas Vázquez on Lionel Messi, who tried a self-pass, but was blocked by the Spaniards. Later, the locals started to spin until they reached the right wing, where Lucas Vázquez reappeared to send a cross down, which Karim Benzema defined in a great way in the 13th minute.
Already with the score 2-0, at 37, Ousmane Dembélé entered the meringue zone, preparing to shoot at Thibaut Courtois’ goal, but was shot down by Ferland Mendy, which carried him from behind. However, Jesús Gol Manzano, the central referee, chose not to sanction the foul, given the claims of the Catalans.
In the second half there was another controversial play after an alleged penalty on Martin Braithwaite that he was not marked by the referee, that he could not afford to do less before the claims of the culés.