Former Premier League referee Mark Halsey says that Atletico Madrid didn’t get a penalty when Joao Cancelo tackled Angel Correa within the field as a result of VAR “thought to themselves that isn’t a transparent and apparent error” and factors to the incident earlier within the recreation between Phil Foden and Felipe as the reason for all of the chaos in a while within the match.
Atletico and Man Metropolis performed out a feisty 0-0 on the Wanda Metropolitano on Wednesday night time, which noticed the Premier League facet advance to the semi-finals, after Pep Guardiola’s facet received the primary leg 1-0.
One of many many speaking factors within the recreation was the incident between Cancelo and Correa, during which the Metropolis defender appeared to kick the Argentine within the field and no penalty was awarded – a significant determination that would have modified the tie.
Many have been left questioning how the Portuguese worldwide received away with the foul and former Premier League referee Mark Halsey has helped clarify what occurred.
Talking completely to Caught Offside in regards to the incident, the previous official defined:
“If you see the replay, you suppose that Cancelo has not received the ball, he has caught Correa on the shin; there are many our bodies there and it’s tough for the referee to see.”
“Is {that a} clear and apparent error or is it subjective, is it a transparent and apparent error for VAR to get entangled.”
“VAR ought to solely get entangled when it’s a clear and apparent error and clearly, they’ve checked out that and thought to themselves that it isn’t a transparent and apparent error, so that’s the reason VAR didn’t advocate a evaluation on that incident”.
Halsey additionally said that the incident earlier within the match between Foden and Felipe was the basis reason for all of the chaos that transcended afterwards.
Talking on that incident, Halsey stated: “For those who don’t stamp your authority on these challenges, then issues may worsen in a while within the recreation”
“All that [the chaos] stems from that incident, the place the referee didn’t pay money for Felipe early on within the recreation”
The referee on the night time Daniel Siebert “didn’t actually have a nasty recreation” in response to the previous official, however the German merely misplaced management after that Felipe incident and struggled to get again management of the match, as it’s “very very tough to maintain management of that scenario” when “gamers lose their heads”, says Halsey.
Atletico will really feel laborious finished by on that call however their behaviour on the night time received’t acquire them any sympathy, as Man Metropolis advance to face their bitter rivals Actual Madrid within the subsequent spherical.