Barcelona,
SPAIN
La
Liga referee Jose Maria Sanchez Martinez has not been allocated a game next
weekend by the Spanish football federation following his officiating of the
fixture between Real Betis and Barcelona on Sunday in which he angered both
teams.
The Spanish champions won 3-2 at the Benito
Villamarin in a thrilling match the official seemed to lose control of, sending
off Clement Lenglet and Nabil Fekir but not dismissing Sergi Roberto or
awarding Lionel Messi a penalty.
Fekir was sent off for two bookings in the space of
a few seconds, one for a foul and the other for dissent. Lenglet followed but
Betis were angry that Sergi Roberto, who had already been booked, was let off
after scything down Carles Alena.
"How can that not be a second yellow for Sergi
Roberto's foul on Alena?" asked Betis coach Rubi. "Barcelona should
have been left with 10 men, there's no doubt about it."
Real Betis's vice-president Jose Miguel Lopez
Catalan also criticised the officials after the game. "We are indignant
and angry because once again refereeing has hurt Betis and it has not been
fair," he said.
Barcelona had complaints too, with Messi pulled
back in the area at the end but Sanchez Martinez did not point to the spot.
"In the end we could have won by more goals,
if you look at the penalty they didn't give Messi," said Barca midfielder
Frenkie de Jong. "It was clear, they pushed him over." - Africa
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