Barcelona star’s pointed message to La Liga president after disallowed goal vs Celta

One image was from the match against Celta and the other from the recent derby against RCD Espanyol, where another of his goals had been disallowed in a nearly identical situation.

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The Barcelona star used irony and delivered a pointed message: he accompanied the images with a “What an eye!” and directly tagged the accounts of La Liga and Javier Tebas, even though VAR decisions and refereeing are overseen by the CTA and the RFEF.

Torres’s frustration over these two marginal decisions has reignited the debate around VAR decisions, with those close to Barcelona believing the team is being excessively penalised.

The injured Cancelo also joined the complaints, sharing his disbelief on social media by posting a replay of the incident.

Head coach Hansi Flick also addressed the controversy after the match, saying: “My feeling is that it’s a goal. I’d like an explanation as to why it’s offside.

“I don’t understand why VAR decided it wasn’t a goal. These things worry me. The referee and the fourth official would see it the same way I do. They’ve made a decision, but we have to accept it. I don’t want to make excuses.”