Elche vs Barcelona·LaLiga 2026/27, matchweek 2·Aug 23, 2026
A penalty with no card is not leniency, it is the clause Law 12 wrote for exactly this
Referee got this right
On-field decision
🥅Penalty
Correct decision
🥅Penalty, no card
What was given
Penalty to Barcelona, no card shown.
The call
Penalty and no card. Stopping a promising attack is not cautioned where a penalty kick is awarded for an offence that was an attempt to play the ball.
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