What exactly is the benefit of not using goal line technology?
Sure it might cost some money to implement the new system in the way that the Premier League has but the results speak for themselves and the clarity that British referees can now immediately afford to players crying out that the ball had crossed the line came as a welcome change.
Barcelona will certainly be upping their calls for goal line technology to be introduced to La Liga as they had a clear goal ruled out on Sunday afternoon.
Trailing to Real Betis in the final five minutes, a squared ball to Andre Gomes was directed goalwards and clearly crossed the line before it was desperately bundled away by Betis defender Aissa Mandi.
This was how Barca striker Luis Suarez reacted.
Five minutes later, Suarez himself found the net and the referee did allow it, meaning that the game finished 1-1 but the failure to give Gomes’ “goal” meant that it was two points dropped for the reigning Spanish champions.
Neymar vented his fury on Snapchat as he posted the below image in the moments immediately following the final whistle.
While the decision, or lack thereof, sparked a debate on the topic.
FT Betis 1-1 Barca. Barca will be angry about disallowed goal, but on balance a point was all they deserved after poor showing.
— Dermot Corrigan (@dermotmcorrigan) January 29, 2017
Big debate about goal line technology and so on but in truth it shouldn't have needed technology to see that first one
— Sid Lowe (@sidlowe) January 29, 2017
Irrespective of the goal line decision why did Barcelona wait until a goal down against Betis to start playing with any real urgency?
— Terry Gibson (@TerryGibson88) January 29, 2017
Think it's time for goal-line technology in La Liga pic.twitter.com/r4VQCEY9xv
— Arsène's Son 🎈 (@hughwizzy) January 29, 2017
La Liga Referee : Goal line technology ??? We don't need it in Spain.
Result 👇👇👇👇 pic.twitter.com/Q8Yi4WXUyG
— Subodh Bhandari (@Subodhnjr) January 29, 2017
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