Barcelona's Joan Laporta says club will request El Clasico rematch if Yamal's goal is deemed legal

VAR and goal-line technology became the faces of yet another controversy during an El Clasico encounter between the two iconic teams of La Liga, namely, Barcelona and Real Madrid.

According to Sky Sports, the incident joins the list of issues around the fact that La Liga officials have decided not to implement the goal-line technology in the game and still going ahead with the video-assistant referee (VAR) method. The VAR method has often proved useful, having reduced the number of fouls, and offsides and even curbed unfair play to an extent, but is still a primitive technology compared to goal-line technology, which is state-of-the-art and is implemented by major sporting leagues and even international cups.

However, La Liga has refrained from implementing it, the reasons best known to the officials, but the issue is brewing hot as Barca President Joan Laporta called upon the Spanish Football Federation, the organizers of La Liga, to reschedule the El Clasico showdown in the case Barca's right winger Lamine Yamal's goal is deemed legal.


In the encounter that happened previously, Barcelona went down 3-2 against Real Madrid when VAR technology disallowed Yamal's 'phantom' goal in the 28th minute. This incident also irked Xavi Hernandez, the head coach of FC Barcelona who was critical of the fact that La Liga officials are still not implementing goal-line technology in such pivotal games, which are very crucial to Barca's global calendar.

According to reports, La Liga is the only top-five league that does not implement the latest goal-line technology that shows some real-time inputs on the ball, whether or not it has crossed the goal line. Upon a social media uproar around not implementing this technology by thousands of Barca fans, La Liga chief Javier Tebas refrained from issuing any comment, but rather shared instances when the goal-line technology was shown to be inaccurate, says Sky Sports.

FAQs:

Which two teams in La Liga play the El Clasico?
The two teams, who are the most iconic in La Liga, Real Madrid and Barcelona, play against each other, in what's known as an 'El Clasico' encounter, due to the intense rivalry between both these clubs.

Who is the head coach of FC Barcelona?
Xavi Hernandez is the current head coach of FC Barcelona, and was a former Spanish football star, having played for their national team.