It's not a penalty, you have to be kidding. PSG had a similar one in their own box before that and it wasn't called either. Both hand balls were from close range and with normal body positioning. Mascherano was doing a sliding tackle, you can't slide with your hands glued to your body.
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It's not a penalty, you have to be kidding. PSG had a similar one in their own box before that and it wasn't called either. Both hand balls were from close range and with normal body positioning. Mascherano was doing a sliding tackle, you can't slide with your hands glued to your body.
And they've conceded two poor goals by trying to be defensive. If they pressed high like the first match, they'd give Barcelona something to worry about with their threat and potentially nab a goal that would kill the tie.
Barca haven't really done anything this half. PSG actually defended well but for 2 mistakes which has cost them so far.
Messi, Neymar have failed to find penetration through the PSG defence.
Barca have surprisingly too many average players coupled with ageing ones and the side doesn't look that impressive.
Messi, Neymar have failed to find penetration through the PSG defence.
Barca have surprisingly too many average players coupled with ageing ones and the side doesn't look that impressive.
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Then he went on and on with the diving gesture.
How the feck has Iniesta only scored 55 goals for Barca?
BVB need to get their shit together. The last 20 minutes were really bad.
I agree. They're more than good enough to give Barca a game as shown in the first leg and they'd at worst lose 2 or 3-1, but this style doesn't suit them and I can see them going out if they don't buck themselves up.
Isn't that less goals than Ramos has managed for Real? :P
With 100 games less Ramos has scored 12 goals more for Real than 1 club man Iniesta for Barca.
That's easily a penalty. Stopping a cross with your hand, sliding or otherwise, is always given and rightly so.
Don´t get me wrong, he is lucky to still be on the pitch as the tackle while being on a yellow was unecessarily hard.
If PSG attacks they will score and go through. But it is not easy to switch the tactics in the middle of the game at 180 degrees. They came to defend, which was a schocking mistake for them. Played into Barca's hands, because they have the firepower to score 4 past anyone.
Cavanis one was barely a foul. It would be different if Pique had completely mangled him or something but that was uncalled for and I'm glad he was booked.
It's not. The element of intent does not exist. And Mascherano's hand was positioned in a normal position for any player that does a sliding tackle. And as I said, Barca had a hand ball call too.
You're right that's it's from close range and he has to put his hands somewhere, but sliding in with your arm that far behind you does give you a significantly longer reach to block a ball. You could argue it gives him an illegitimate advantage and in this case it prevented a pass across the box. It's by far the strongest of the appeals in this first half.
Don't see what the British running away from Dunkerque has got to do with it
Posts about WW2. Splendid.
What a chance for Benfica
My favourite war.
Mine too. But not here.
WW1 was better. You could almost call it a great war
Pogba only has 41 club goals. Both players are average at best because traditional central midfielders are defined by their goals and assists.
Pfft...bloody hipster.
A goal before 60 mins and Barca will win it in 90 mins, if they go later they get even more desperate.
Pogba is 23. Iniesta is in his 15th season for Barca.
You don't expect everyone to pump out Lampard numbers but 55 goals in 15 seasons is very low considering the quality of the team and how good Iniesta is.
What you're saying would be true if he wasn't doing a sliding tackle. His intention was not to block the ball with the hand. And it's not like he stopped an imminent goal scoring chance. Not a penalty for me.
Don't get me started on Modrić. He barely ever scores.
PSG could throw this away.
Going into the second half with a large margin is always a banana skin.
Yeah, Modric is poor as well. So average....That Pirlo fella didn't score much either unfortunately. Nice beard though.
Pen Barca.
Maybe this was Emery's plan all along, throw the first half and play a intense second half 
That looks like a blatant penalty.
Penalty! Wow.
Wow, 5th official does something!
Now he gives the penalty...lol
Penalty given. Has one of the officials by the goal actually done something?!
LOL! P.S.G. are going out! Penalty to Barca!
OMG what a inept ref. no balls.
He gained an unfair advantage using his hand/arm. Penalty.