Possible penalty at the Bernabéu. Mallorca claimed a maximum penalty in the final stretch of the first half. It was the 40th minute when Hoppe fell in the Madrid area, knocked down by a header from Nacho. The vermilions claimed a foul on the American striker and the resulting penalty. Alberola Rojas did not consider the play punishable and Soto Grado did not urge him to review it from the VAR either.
“It is a silly move, the kind that is not whistled. But for me it is a penalty. Nacho goes to the ball, but in the middle is the Mallorca player, who he gives a header. It is very similar to when a goalkeeper is going to clear a ball, the striker passes him and the goalkeeper ends up hitting the striker, “explains Iturralde González, referee for AS and Cadena SER, who is commenting on the match live on Carrusel Deportivo. “But it is not a VAR play, it is a referee play”, clarifies Iturralde.
In minute 49, Alberola Rojas annulled a goal to Benzema, which would have made it 4-1, after reviewing the play on the VAR monitor: “He annuls it because Benzema in the race beats Joan Sastre down and knocks down the Mallorca defender”Iturralde explains. Five minutes later, Madrid claimed a possible penalty from Kang-in Lee to Rodrygo. “He grabs him from behind, but this penalty is not a VAR either.”
