Barcelona were denied the opportunity to regain the lead in their El Clasico affair against arch-rivals Real Madrid all thanks to the lack of goal-line technology available to La Liga officials. Xaviâs side were afforded a corner in the 28th minute and former Leeds United man Raphinha stepped up to curl one in. He did so at the near post and the ball clipped Lamine Yamal on the way through, leaving Andriy Lunin in heaps of trouble.
The Ukrainian shot stopper shovelled the ball out of his vicinity â but with uncertainty over whether the ball had crossed the line or not meant a VAR consultation was needed to make the correct decision. To plenty of onlookers â including those on the pitch and around the ground â the ball appeared to have crossed the line.
However, thanks to the lack of conclusive evidence due to Spainâs top division not using goal-line technology, the goal was not given, and the score remained at 1-1 after Andreas Christensen and Vinicius Jrâs earlier goals for their respective sides. You can watch the controversial incident below.
