The gk is completely out of goal. Give one the best goal scorers a bouncing ball on the edge of the box and all he has to do is tap it to the side and roll it into an empty net. I bet he scores 99 out of 100 times. So what defines "obvious goal scoring opportunity in a referee's mind? #bbcfootball
City look very much in control when they have the ball and they pass laterally around the midfield, but they are so disorganized defensively when they lose the ball and are forced to defend a quick counter attack. Same story all season. #bbcfootball
In a span of 3 minutes we saw Adams booked and VAR check for red card after a strong challenge in which he wins the ball, and we see NO card for Casemiro putting his studs into the chest of an opponent and does NOT touch the ball? Okay #bbcfootball
PGMOL: We are not going to call everything just because there is contact. We miss the old Premier League.
Also PGMOL: A player won the ball with a hard tackle, but he might have grazed the opponents foot on the follow-through; we're checking for a red card. #bbcfootball
Embarrassing stuff from Real Madrid. They got a lot of calls today, including the biggest of the day, and they still want try to make it about the ref at the end. Then again this is the same club that claims bias in voting Ballon d'Or when their players win almost every year. #bbcfootball
There was a stretch of about 90 seconds where it didn't look like any Chelsea player was interested in playing the ball. Caicedo just shoving Odegaard, then punctuated by a pretty blatant stamp by Fofana. Maybe not a red, but definitely deserved a yellow. #bbcfootball
I suppose the worst way to combat the sentiment that everything goes Real Madrid's way in the CL is to have a penalty disallowed for a slip and a double touch that is not visible to the naked eye. #bbcfootball
Looking at the video available, it seems like a situation where you can ASSUME Alverez's planting foot makes contact with the ball, but it's difficult to actually see the touch on the video. So I suppose clear and obvious does not apply to this situation because it is "factual?" #bbcfootball
@wearetheoverlap.bsky.social Greetings from Nashville! My 9 yo son asked me "What's the worst feeling in football?" My response was "outplaying your opposition but losing the match." Curious to hear your response. Cheers!
The way things are going now, it feels like City will be deeply regretting those misses by Savinho and Haaland in the first half. You have to imagine Pep knew how much they needed those when your team is in this kind of unpredictable form. #bbcfootball
