🚨🗣️ Thierry Henry on Eric Garcia vs Kusanov situation:
“Look, I’ve always said consistency is all we ask for. That’s it. Not favours, not bias… just consistency.
I watched the situation with FC Barcelona against Atlético Madrid, and for me, the decision to send off Eric García for that minimal contact as the last man was incredibly harsh. Very, very harsh. Those are the kinds of moments that change games completely.
Then on the game tonight I see a similar situation with Kusanov… and nothing is given. No red card, no big decision, play goes on.
Now I have to ask what are we doing here?
Because if that’s a foul, then fine… but it has to be a foul everywhere. And if it’s not a foul tonight, then it wasn’t a foul before. Simple as that. You can’t apply different interpretations of the same rule depending on the badge or the occasion.
For me? Is it a foul? No. Absolutely not. It’s a contact sport. These things happen. But that’s exactly why I’m saying FC Barcelona were hard done by. If you’re not giving it here, you should never have given it there.
Unless, of course, the rules have suddenly changed overnight… which I don’t think they have.
Barcelona didn’t deserve that decision, and moments like that, at that level, they matter more than people realise.”
🚨💥 #𝗜𝗻𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗲𝗔𝗩 | El Barcelona es el equipo español más perjudicado por los errores cometidos por VAR en la Champions League.
▪️ El conjunto catalán tiene el balance más negativo, con dos de los errores cometidos por el SAOT.
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🚨🗣️ Thierry Henry on Barcelona Vs Atletico Madrid both-leg officiating controversy:
“I’m sorry, but what did I just watch over two legs? Because that’s not football, that’s decisions deciding games.
First leg, you send off Cubarsí for that? Minimal contact, the boy barely touches him and suddenly it’s a red card that flips the entire tie. Then you have a clear handball inside the six-yard box from Pubill, he literally stops the ball with his hand like he’s playing basketball and VAR just… goes quiet? How is that even possible at this level?
Koke is out there doing late challenges, off-ball stuff all game, no cards. Not even a warning. But on the other side, Eric García gets a straight red when Koundé is literally right there to cover? So now we’re rewriting the ‘last man’ rule as we go?
And don’t get me started on Olmo, pushed from behind, clear as day, no penalty. Then you count the fouls Atlético made… how many yellows? Zero? Come on. You can’t tell me that’s normal.
Then Ferran scores, and we’re talking about offside on a rebound situation? That goal should stand. Simple.
At some point, you stop calling it ‘bad luck’ and you start asking real questions. Because when every big decision goes one way, it’s not coincidence anymore. Barcelona didn’t just lose this tie… they were taken out of it.”